David Williams Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Project Director for large scale and innovative DFAT projects Strategy and new program development in Economic Growth and Nature Based SolutionsBusiness integrationPRISMA - Australia Indonesia Partnership for Promoting Rural Incomes Through Support for Markets in Agriculture (https://aip-prisma.or.id/en) Our strategic aim is to address food security and poverty by making rural markets more inclusive. We do this by partnering with businesses and government to remove market barriers and introduce product and production innovations.IPSP/BPP - Impact Private sector Partnerships / Business Partnerships Platform (https://thebpp.com.au/partnerships/) We support partnerships between the Australian Government and inclusive and sustainable businesses to create a lasting social and environmental impactKASfEP – Kiribati Skills for Employment Program to strengthen Kiribati Institute of Technology as a regionally recognised, quality assured and demand-driven training provider. In addition to supporting the Ministry of Employment and Human Resource (MEHR) to improve the management and coordination of the national skills sector.IFTAEC – Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Fund for Technical Assistance and Economic Cooperation

Tanzania

Established social enterprise in Tanzania providing event and hospitality services, while also offering opportunities for local community economic development and promoting marine conservation with focus on re-establishing marine turtle mainland rookeries.

Sydney, Australia

• Designed and led portfolio of systemic change programs of 5-10+yr timeframes with total SVA and partner multi-year budgets >$50m, direct P&L responsibility for SVA annual budget of $7M, team of 22 professionals• Led portfolio of 7 innovative, systemic change programs, designing, prototyping and evaluating new models for social service delivery and advocating for public sector funding and policy change to scale them, supporting better outcomes ‘cradle to career’, including:Excellence and equity in education: Evidence for Learning; program led to the creation and funding of the Australian Education Research Organisation; national collaborative network of school leaders to promote equity and excellence in education: The Connection; partnered with Education Depts of NSW, SA and VicEarly childhood development THRYVE Project partnering with SNAICC (national peak for indigenous kids) to design and pilot a State-based support model for early childhood and family centres; partnering with Federal and Vic State Govts and Paul Ramsay Foundation; Early Years Catalyst innovative collaboration to amplify work of leading early years organisations (eg. education, health, justice); partnering with BHP FoundationYouth employment and social mobility: Rebuilding the Career Ladder adapted and piloted USA scale model in partnership with leading Australian employers (eg. Goodman Fielder, Bluescope Steel); • Funded systemic change programs after turning around fundraising function within 3 yrs (FY22 philanthropic income grew 25%) and securing multi-year, multi-million $ resources from each of Paul Ramsay Foundation (x3), Macquarie Group Foundation, Federal Government, BHP Foundation, Allan and Gill Gray Philanthropy• Delivered 3 yr change management of ‘heartland’ SVA Venture Philanthropy model to systemic change strategy while turning around divisional employee engagement, lagging rest of organisation, to on-par with other divisions• Led Strategy & Advocacy Division Jul-Dec 2017

Brazil

• Established and led TechnoServe in Brazil, raised $5M in resources with team of over 20 professionals, achieved during the worst national economic and political crises in a generation• Innovative corporate partnerships for rural and urban development (eg. Walmart, Anglo American) • Assumed Country Directorship of Tanzania in addition to Brazil (Jan-Jun 2016), with additional responsibility for 160 staff and US$5M annual operating budget

Based In Peru And Brazil

• Responsible for geographic operating Division with work in agriculture and enterprise development across 13 countries, $14M annual operating budget and over 200 professional staff• Successfully created and pursued strategy to increase operating budget 2x, total income impact of beneficiaries 4x, number of beneficiaries 4x; doubled the ratio of budget to beneficiary income generated• Cost efficiencies: adapted cutting edge neuroscience based model for behaviour change to ag programs to reduce field operating costs by >75%, transitioned all expat staff to local staff status and better accessed local talent pools for senior management• Diverse partnerships and funding, including US Government (USAID, USDA, MCA), Interamerican Development Bank, philanthropic foundations and corporations (The Coca Cola Company, Cargill, SAB Miller, Nespresso, Anglo American, BHP Billiton, Danone, McDonalds)

Tanzania, Washington Dc, Peru, Honduras

Director of Program Development, Latin America & Caribbean 2007-2008• Development of new strategy and programs with donors and stakeholders including MCA/MCC, USAID, USDA and UN, in agricultural value chains, enterprise development and biofuels• Interim Country Director for Honduras (Jul-Dec 2007), led staff of 30Regional Program Manager, African Cashew Development Program 2004-2007• Co-lead of portfolio of programs spanning East and West Africa with 20 staff• Replicated Mozambican sector program throughout East and West Africa, including farmer training, financing and establishment of cashew processing factories, national policy advocacy

Australia, Spain, South Korea

• Strategy design and implementation in over 10 industries in Australia, Spain and South Korea• Industries: consumer goods, telecommunications, airlines, security services, utilities• Strategy areas/competencies: product portfolio, pricing, project management, brand, sales and marketing, customer relationship management, purchasing, demand forecasting• Completed 6 month externship to private equity fund Pacific Equity Partners (within network of Bain Capital), 2001• Completed 6 month leave of absence to consult to private social foundation Fundação Brava, Brazil, 2003• Completed 6 month inter-office transfer to Madrid, Spain, 2002

Brazil

(leave of absence from Bain & Company) Short term consulting assignment with leading social foundation to assist with start up strategy design and establishment of key operational process

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

6 mth externship to Pacific Equity Partners from Bain & Company as private equity analyst

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Internship in Investment Banking Division of UBS, providing analyst support to M&A and real estate finance teams

Bachelor Of Economics (Bec), Honours 1St Class

Bachelor Of Laws (Llb)

Bachelor Of Laws - Llb

International exchange program