David has over 25 years of experience making an impact as an investment banker, entrepreneur and educator. He is the founder of Brookwood Capital Corporation, an investment banking firm that specializes in Africa, the Middle East and Asia across M&A, privatizations, PPP’s, debt finance and private equity. He previously worked for ABN AMRO Bank NV and ABN AMRO Securities (Pty) Limited in Johannesburg and the Royal Bank of Canada in Singapore, among other prior work experience. David has founded several businesses in the software, financial technology, real estate and wine industries. He has also taught ICT, banking and public administration courses at university and professional levels. David holds seven academic qualifications, including: a Doctor of Public Administration from the University of South Africa; a Master of Science and Master of Business Administration from Institut des Hautes Etudes Economiques et Commerciales in France; and a Master of Public Administration, Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Victoria in Canada.

David has a passion for identifying and growing business and investments on a sustainable and profitable basis. He has significant experience with business development, strategy, partnerships, corporate governance, the mentoring of multi-disciplinary teams across multiple time zones and building businesses, projects and teams from the ground up across all cycles (start-up, growth, turn around, maturity and exit).

Among other organizations, he is a member of the Institute of Directors in Southern Africa (IoDSA) and Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) in Canada.