May 2022 – Present · 4 yrs · Remote

• Co-Develop is a global not-for-profit fund to help countries build digital public infrastructure that is inclusive, safe and equitable.
• As a resource mobilization platform, Co-Develop will curate investable projects, build an excellent team to make grants, manage a portfolio, track progress and measure outcomes.

Mar 2020 – Present · 6 yrs 2 mos

• https://www.teachingpublicservice.digital/

Jan 2016 – Jul 2022 · 6 yrs 6 mos · Greater Boston

• Lecturer and Research Fellow in the Science, Technology and Public Policy Program (STPP) at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy at the Kennedy School and to teach on Technology, Policy and Government, teaching on technology and government.

Sep 2013 – May 2014 · 8 mos · Greater Boston

Jan 2013 – Dec 2017 · 4 yrs 11 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

May 2012 – May 2018 · 6 yrs · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Mar 2012 – Sep 2021 · 9 yrs 6 mos · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Jan 2009 – Oct 2014 · 5 yrs 9 mos

Jan 2009 – Jan 2013 · 4 yrs

Jan 2008 – Jan 2011 · 3 yrs

Jun 2006 – Present · 19 yrs 11 mos · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• An expert in collaboration, technology, strategy and public policy, David is regularly invited to speak to organizations and companies.
• Some clients include Code for America, the Presidential Innovation Fellows at the White House, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, the Municipal Information Systems Associations of BC, Alberta and Ontario, Universities including the Kennedy School of Government, Carnegie Mellon and the University of Toronto and OSCON.

Sep 2005 – Jun 2006 · 9 mos · Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• The Sauvé Foundation provides a $30K grant to one Canadian and ten international leaders to engage in a year of research at McGill University. As a Sauve Scholar I research and frequently speak on:
• Negotiation theory, practice and strategy
• Canadian foreign policy
• I also co-lecturering the MBA course “Managers and Negotiation I” at HEC University

Jun 2005 – Aug 2005 · 2 mos · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• The Priorities and Planning Group develops the federal government's long-term agenda and manages cabinet. While at PCO I:
• • Designed programs to improve retention and development of young public servants
• • Drafted papers upon request on topics of importance to the government’s agenda

Jan 2005 – Jan 2010 · 5 yrs

• Consulting, training and other services around negotiation, alliance/relationship management, sales and partnerships.

Jan 2005 – Jan 2006 · 1 yr

Mar 2004 – May 2005 · 1 yr 2 mos · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Canada25 is a non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to bringing the voices and ideas of Canadians aged 20-35 to our nation’s public policy discourse.
• As Lead Author of “From Middle to Model Power: Recharging Canada’s Role in the World” I:
• 1. Worked as a facilitator, editor and writer to enable a group of young Canadians of diverse backgrounds achieve consensus on a vision for Canada’s role in the world
• 2. Synthesized the ideas of over 300 Canada25 members into a single document
• 3. Contributed to the national debate on Canadian foreign policy:
• • Report endorsed by leading thinkers including Jennifer Welsh, Michael Ignatieff and David Malone
• • Engaged government officials, think tanks and other stakeholders on implementing Canada25’s recommendations
• • Presented to both the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade as well as the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs

Aug 2000 – Jan 2004 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Greater Boston

• Vantage Partners is a spin-off of the Harvard Negotiation Project and is retained by leading global organisations for advice and consulting services in the areas of negotiation and alliance management. Some of my work included:
• 1. Creating alliance management and negotiation strategies:
• Worked with the senior executives of a leading global IT corporation and Canadian bank to diagnose and repair a sub-performing Cdn$1 billion joint venture. The project improved the parties relationship and operating protocols enabling them to expand their partnership by Cdn$2 billion
• 2. Providing negotiation advice, coaching and skills training:
• • Crafted a negotiation strategy for several Fortune 500 firms
• • Provided training, advice and coaching to, a global pharmaceutical company
• • Co-created a workshop for Palestinian and Israeli negotiators