David is the University Entrepreneur in Residence at Arizona State University and is the Executive Producer of the REMOTE conferences for connected faculty and teachers. He is also the Chairman of SparkBeyond, an innovative AI based research engine.

David has spent the last 20 years as the CEO of four global companies at the intersection of technology and media – the education company McGraw-Hill, the events/media company UBM plc, the mobile OS software company Symbian ltd., and the mobile technology hardware company Psion plc.
David was educated at Oxford University (BA – PPE) and Stanford University (MBA).
Married to Lindsay, they have three sons (26,24 and 21) and they live in New York City.