“I founded ActiumAI™ to drive productivity and profit in the supply of professional services for the benefit of clients and users.”
David has been a serial entrepreneur in international private equity, venture capital and funds management sectors since 1983. He is experienced at director level in several countries with 40+ years of practical experience in building and managing international companies. He was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Company Directors in Australia in 1988.
David holds a PhD in Law from Bond University publicly recognised by the Australian Financial Review and Fox News. David is an Honorary Adjunct Senior Research Fellow within the faculty of law and is continuing legal scholarship in financial services and products regulation in Australia and other countries. His research interests include the application of cognitive artificial intelligence (AI) in legal analysis.
He acts as strategy adviser and expert witness in cases involving class action funded litigation, particularly Managed Investment Schemes and financial institutions.
He is the author of scholarly articles published internationally in the Law and Financial Markets Review and by Bond Law Review, Corporate Governance e-Journal and Legalwise. He is the author of ‘Corporate Governance in Non-Bank Financial Entities’ published by Lexis Nexis and is regularly invited to speak at law and financial conferences. His most recent publication is ‘Litigation Financing—Untangling the Gordian Knot—The Future of Law Reform‘.
In a global YouTube webinar, he analyzed the present litigation involving Elon Musk, OpenAI, the People of the United States and Microsoft – https://youtu.be/f7kiKleyGvs
David is a member of the Samuel Griffith Society.
He obtained honors in a Zoology/Geology double degree from the University of Reading, completed the tuition component of a M.Sc. (Oceanography) at the University of Southampton and holds an M.B.A and LL.M from Bond University as well as an internationally published PhD in law.
After an international career as a research scientist (in Christchurch, New Zealand) and in the computer industry, he migrated to Australia and became the Foundation CEO of UniQuest Limited, the leading university technology transfer company in the Asia Pacific. The Founder of Corporation Builders and of MillhouselAG Limited. UniQuest hosted the 3rd Symposium on Technical Innovation and Entrepreneurship to coincide with World Expo 88 in Brisbane, Australia.
Whilst in New Zealand, he held part-time posts as the Stage Manager for the Christchurch Operatic Society and the Christchurch Arts Festival (Orfeo ed Euridice) and was offered the Stage Manager permanent role for the New Zealand Opera.
By 2009, MillhouseIAG was well established as an internationally benchmarked funds manager and acquired the Huntley Group, based in Sydney. Huntley is a Responsible Entity, Trustee and Custodial business. Ascalon Capital Managers (Westpac Bank) made an equity investment into MillhouseIAG and took a seat on its board of directors.
He was a member of the Supervisory Board for a number of Berlin portfolio companies, including Deutsche Life Sciences Gmbh, Condat AG, Berlin Heart AG and Revotar Biopharmaceuticals AG.
He later served by invitation as a trustee director of the Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art and of Bond University. He has also been a sponsor of the Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra.
His sectoral experience includes franchising, funds management, investment management, trustee and custody, responsible entity and compliance, venture capital and private equity, university management and strategy, research management and commercialization, arts administration, opera and musical theater management. His industry experiences include plastics recycling, life sciences and drug development, medical technology and artificial hearts, electrical engineering systems, ocean wave energy, surveying, biotechnology, monoclonal antibody development, forest biotechnology, laser engineering, NMR technology, IT systems integration, microwave technologies, renewable energy, forest biotechnology, and medical profession acquisitions.
In his spare time, he enjoys playing his piano and bush hiking.