David has consulted to a number of Canada's largest corporations, and to five provincial governments. He has worked internationally on assignments in the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia and Peru. He undertook a number of strategic assignments related to deregulation of the electricity industry in Alberta, consulting to several of the major players to help them prepare for full deregulation of the market on January 1, 2001. He has worked extensively in the energy industry, where his clients have included Nova Corporation, the Power Pool of Alberta, ENMAX, TransCanada Pipelines Limited, Alberta Energy Company Ltd. and Centrica PLC.

David publishes Innovation Watch -- a website on change, innovation and the future. For a number of years he wrote columns for Computing Canada and GIS World, and was editor of GIS World Report/Canada. His articles have appeared in Computerworld, UniForum Monthly, Government Computer News and The Globe and Mail. He has published more than 100 magazine and newspaper articles, and has contributed to three books. He is a professional member of the World Future Society; a member of the Alberta-based futures organization, the Alliance for Capitalizing on Change; and a member of the advisory board of the Institute for Accelerating Change based in Mountain View, California.

David was a member of the R&D team that developed DMR Benefits Realization, a new approach for defining and implementing complex change programs, developing actionable plans, and ensuring that organizations get the expected benefits from their investments. He co-authored the method guide for DMR's management consultants, developed a related training program, and was one of the authors of the bestselling book on the new approach published by McGraw-Hill in January 1999 -- The Information Paradox: Realizing the Business Benefits of Information Technology.

Formerly an associate of Fujitsu Consulting, David was a Fujitsu Consulting Fellow and a member of Fujitsu's Global Strategic Consulting Council.