David is a Director, European Foundation Relations at World Resources Institute (WRI). For the last twenty years, David has forged high-value partnerships with foundations, governments, corporates, donor advisories, and individual philanthropists to advance social causes.
Prior to joining WRI, David was Executive Director of Development at the Climate Group – responsible for global income generation and fundraising strategy. Whilst at the Climate Group he helped grow the organization from $4 million to $22 million turnover annually. He developed funding partnerships to launch world-leading programs including RE100, EV100, SteelZero, and the Under2 Coalition, and to grow Climate Week NYC into the largest annual climate event of its kind. Earlier in his career, David worked in fundraising for medical research, as well as in the wine trade and as a copywriter.
David is the director of a fundraising strategy consultancy and is a Trustee of SPANA – the Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad. He holds dual master’s degrees in social anthropology and in international relations from the University of Cambridge, and a PhD in international relations from the London School of Economics.
David is a Director, European Foundation Relations at World Resources Institute (WRI). For the last twenty years, David has forged high-value partnerships with foundations, governments, corporates, donor advisories, and individual philanthropists to advance social causes.
Prior to joining WRI, David was Executive Director of Development at the Climate Group – responsible for global income generation and fundraising strategy. Whilst at the Climate Group he helped grow the organization from $4 million to $22 million turnover annually. He developed funding partnerships to launch world-leading programs including RE100, EV100, SteelZero, and the Under2 Coalition, and to grow Climate Week NYC into the largest annual climate event of its kind. Earlier in his career, David worked in fundraising for medical research, as well as in the wine trade and as a copywriter.
David is the director of a fundraising strategy consultancy and is a Trustee of SPANA – the Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad. He holds dual master’s degrees in social anthropology and in international relations from the University of Cambridge, and a PhD in international relations from the London School of Economics.
