David worked in private practice for several years before joining the SRA in 1996. He has worked with many charities as a Chartered Accountant and Treasurer since 1992, including Trafford Crossroads and Trees for Cities. He has completed a PhD in fraud management and investigations and was a contributor to the book, A Psychologist's Casebook of Crime: From Arson to Voyeurism, as a co-author of a chapter on fraud. David has been involved with the Safer Living Foundation since its formation and became Trustee and Treasurer in 2014.