David is a governance and digital technology consultant, and indexes expert, with focus on digital transformation, transparency, open government, and open data. His working experience involves numerous countries of Latin America, Asia, and Africa. In his years in the government, he led key e-government initiatives related to public contracting and local governments. He worked on open data for the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs; worked on open government, transparency in infrastructure, and digital transformation for the Inter-American Development Bank; and worked on open contracting for Hivos. He also supported the strategic planning of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration. David leads the Public Sector Transparency Index and the Public Sector Digital Experience Index of Costa Rica. He coordinates the Infrastructure Transparency Index of CoST and coordinated the Latin America and the Caribbean Open Data Barometer edition. He is the research and capacity building co-lead of the Global Data Barometer, is a proprietary member of the National Open Data Commission of Costa Rica, a member of the Open Government Fellowship of the Organization of American States, and president of the Latin American and Caribbean alumni association of KAIST ITTP-ITPP. David holds a MA in information technology management from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, and a Bachelor degree in international trade from the University of Costa Rica.