David is the Investment Manager Endowments at Ngāi Tahu Holdings and a former Executive Director of operations at Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu retirement savings scheme, Whai Rawa Fund Limited. He commenced working for Te Rūnanga Group in October 2011.
Prior to joining Whai Rawa, David worked in the finance and banking sectors in London for 20 years, holding positions within RBS/NatWest and HSBC Banks prior to his return to Aotearoa New Zealand. David was a Director of Te Poho o Tamatea Ltd, a holdings company of Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke (Rūnanga) from 2012 to 2025. He is a member of the Leadership Group at Toitū Tahua: Centre for Sustainable Finance and a Trustee at Mindful Money.
He is also a Trustee at Kura Tāwhiti Canterbury Community Foundation. David holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Massey University.