David is the Head of Government Affairs & Public Policy for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa at S&P Global and serves as head of the Brussels office.
His role includes working with stakeholders on policy and regulatory matters as well as coordinating external relations across S&P Global’s corporate functions and divisions: S&P Global Ratings, Platts, Market Intelligence, and S&P Dow Jones Indices.
Prior to joining S&P Global, David was Head of Financial Services at an international consulting firm specialising in financial regulation, communications, and investor relations. In 2014, he was named by Financial News as one of the 40 Under 40 Rising Stars of Trading and Technology.
David began his career at a global provider of compliance and payments solutions. He has worked as a research analyst with a leading Brussels based security and defence think tank advising EU and international organisations and as the Executive Director of an international foreign policy NGO.
He is the Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce to the EU’s Sustainable Finance Task Force, and serves as the Chairman of the Advisory Council for Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP).
David holds degrees in History and in International Relations from the Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin (Gold Medal), the Sorbonne – Paris IV, and the University of Cambridge.
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