For twenty-seven years, David has facilitated consensus building on complex public and organizational issues internationally and in the U.S. His primary focus is building effective multi-stakeholder partnerships, strategies, programs and dispute resolution systems to meet challenges of sustainable development. He works extensively with national governments, multilateral agencies, global and national NGOs and multinational corporations in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. David is a founding board member of the Alliance for Peacebuilding, and a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from MIT and a B.A. from Harvard College.