His initial background is with basic research in physics. Later on he devoted time to research and innovation policy from the public sector angle. His playground has been international from the very beginning. He was the director of innovation in a chemical company. He also spent several years in the world of philanthropy, always in relation to research and innovation.
David has founded and managing Athena DG, a consulting company based in Brussels which provides strategic, evaluation and communication services in the European Research and Innovation field. He has worked previously for EUREKA/Eurostars and the European Commission.
Associate professor at the Department of Development Economics of Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and co-director of the PhD Program in Innovation Economics and Management. His research focuses on the globalization of innovation and he regularly works as a consultant to the OECD and the World Bank.
