Before joining Finsbury as Partner in 2012, David worked for four years in 10 Downing Street. Specialising in economics, finance and foreign policy, David’s role included preparing Gordon Brown and then David Cameron every week for Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons. He coordinated advice for European Councils and did two Private Secretary stints, first for David Cameron’s first budget and secondly during the Libya Conflict.

David spent two earlier years in HM Treasury, first as the Principal Private Secretary in the Office of Government Commerce and then as Head of the EU Competition, Regulation & Enterprise Branch. Prior to that, David was a Special Adviser to Ministers in Australia on economics, education and the environment. He was the President of Australia’s National Union of Students and he graduated from Melbourne University, combining degrees in Arts (with an additional honours research year in politics & philosophy) and Commerce (economics & finance).