David is the CEO and a founding director of Verdantix. He co-leads the fact-based, forward-looking research conducted by Verdantix analysts that helps P&Lowners, change leaders and entrepreneurs to win in the transition to a lowcarbon economy. His advice supports the strategic and commercial decisions ofexecutives in roles like Chief Sustainability Officer, Head of Innovation, PracticeLeader, Climate Change Director, VP Sustainability and Head of Energy.
David was previously Senior Vice President at Forrester Research, the NASDAQ-listed technology and business research firm, where he led the EMEA research, consulting and client services teams. Prior to joining Forrester, he was Head ofAnalysis and Forecasting at BT Group where his team supported strategicdecisions across the firm. David has also worked at the European Commission inBrussels as well as research institutes in Paris and Maastricht.
David holds a PhD from Cambridge University which analyzed Europeanenergy markets using decision analysis and game theory. David was the firstnon-US citizen to receive a Graduate Research Fellowship from the Program onNegotiation at Harvard Law School and was subsequently a Research Associateat the Harvard Business School where he completed his PhD. He also holds anMA from the College of Europe in Bruges.