David attended The Geelong College from 1969-1975 as a day student and has been a member of the Foundation since 2005. He was a resident of Ormond College for his first four years at The University of Melbourne, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws Degree in 1982. David spent most of his 35-year career as a Corporate Partner at a leading Australian law firm. He was Head of Group Legal and Chief Compliance Officer at BHP from 2010-2013, and in 2016 he became Deputy Chairman of Flagstaff Partners, one of Australia’s leading corporate finance advisers. During his time at Flagstaff Partners, David was a member of Australia’s Takeovers Panel.
David has been actively involved in community work, including through his roles as former Chair of SecondBite, former Chair of the Corporate & Philanthropic Committee of the Salvation Army in Victoria, former Trustee of the William Buckland Foundation and Trustee of the Scobie & Clare MacKinnon Trust.