David is a successful business leader with global experience of developing strategies, growing teams, and building partnerships to accelerate the move to a decarbonised future. He has spent most of the last two decades in the UK catalysing the development of innovative climate technologies, business models, and finance mechanisms. He led Carbon Trust’s innovation work globally, growing one of the largest climate technology venture accelerators in the world, and designing and delivering large scale market transformation initiatives. Prior to joining the Carbon Trust, David was the first employee at CarbonAided, a low carbon start-up venture, and spent the earlier part of his career advising on legal and commercial issues in financial services (Aviva plc) and engineering (Beca). Since returning to New Zealand in late 2023, he has led the set up of Lucidome Bio. David has an MSc in Environmental Change and Management from the University of Oxford (Distinction) and has a Bachelor of Laws (First Class) and Bachelor of Arts from Canterbury University.