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Industry fields of expertise
David in a few words
I am a collaborative, thoughtful and trusted consultant that is credible with executive leaders. I have helped grow and built my knowledge base in three of the big 4 (PwC, EY and Deloitte) mostly by helping large, high-profile and complex clients achieve their strategic objectives at scale, both faster and more sustainably.
My deepest technical skills are in corporate strategy and planning, operating model and organisational design, and change management. I am highly structured and analytically-minded but also like to explore creative solutions and presentations. I am inquisitive, self-motivated and proactive.
My sector specialism is in the Public Sector but I also have big brand, and niche market private sector experience.
Experience
- Caribbean Consulting Advisory Services LtdFounder and Chief Executive OfficerJanuary 2020 - September 2024 (4 years and 8 months)• Sold and delivered projects helping clients to develop their corporate strategy, business cases, change management and communications strategies, regulatory and systemic reform and programme evaluations.• For example, helped identify and deliver transformational change for the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank and eight countries regarding regulatory and systemic reform; the World Health Organisation to deliver digital transformation in public healthcare across a nation; two private medical companies to design and deliver growth strategies; and various International Development Partners to improve their programmes for crime prevention, social transformation and community renewal.• Set up and ran all aspects of the business, including sales (proposals, negotiations and contract management); accounting and tax; alliance management; quality and risk management etc.
- PwC Eastern CaribbeanDirector, ConsultingJanuary 2019 - June 2019 (5 months)• Business development lead focused on public sector and financial services.• Coordinated multi-firm bid teams across all aspects of the sales cycle. Led drafting and QRM reviews for dozens of strategy, digital and organisational transformation projects in the Caribbean worth millions of dollars.
- Ernst & Young CaribbeanSenior Manager, Performance Improvement AdvisoryJanuary 2016 - January 2019 (3 years)• Caribbean-wide lead for National Security, Policing, Defence and Justice sector. Took the firm from new entrant to market leader within three years, with personally originated revenues of US$1-2m and a pipeline of US$7m. Clients included Ministries of National Security and Justice, Police, International Development Partners and Chambers of Commerce.• Three years selling and project-managing delivery teams across a portfolio of national and multi national projects. Projects included corporate strategy and planning, target operating model design, digital transformation, organisational design, change management, leadership development, process optimisation, research and programme evaluations. [email protected]• Designed and delivered a training program for teams across the region within consulting and strategy, covering strategy and financial analysis.
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Education
- Corporate Sustainability, CertificateUniversity of Bocconi2024Corporate Sustainability, Certificate,
- Master of Business AdministrationAnglia Ruskin University2021Master of Business Administration (MBA), Distinction,
- BA (Hons) Modern History and Economics,University of Manchester2006BA (Hons) Modern History and Economics,