David has been CEO of the World Gold Council since 2019 and brings over 35 years of experience in financial services.

He spent much of his career at Credit Suisse, where he was a Managing Director in the Investment Banking division in London, most recently serving as Global Head of Macro Products (Interest Rates, FX and Commodities) and a member of the Fixed Income Management Committee. Earlier roles included Global Head of Foreign Exchange and Short‑Term Interest Rate Trading, and Global Head of FX Proprietary Trading. He also held a partner position at hedge fund BlueCrest Capital and began his career at Goldman Sachs in 1984. David is an Independent Member of the Bank of England’s FICC Market Standards Board and chairs its Precious Metals Working Group. He is a longstanding NSPCC ambassador and was awarded an MBE in 2010 for services to children.