After graduating from Cambridge in 1980 with a degree in natural sciences, David began his investment career as a stockbroker at Sheppards and Chase, before moving to Fleming Private Asset Management where he was a member of the executive committee, chairman of the strategy and stock selection committees and head of charities. Following the takeover of Flemings in 2000, David became managing director and head of the UK private client investment team at JP Morgan Private Bank before moving to the Royal Bank of Canada to run the British Isles investment business. David joined the company in 2007. He is now a member of various Quilter Cheviot investment committees including UK asset allocation and stock selection. Externally, he is a member of the APCIMS private investor indices committee. He writes regular notes about a wide variety of investment topics and is quoted in national and international publications. He has appeared on the BBC, Sky, CNBC and Bloomberg. In addition, David is the fund manager of Libero Cautious which recently won the annual City of London Wealth Management Award for best performing fund. David is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.He is a Governor of James Allen's Girls School, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and an Associate Member of the Alpine Club.