A public policy entrepreneur, open government activist and negotiation expert David is retained by several governments to advise on open government and open data, works with two spin-offs of the Harvard Negotiation Project and serves as a fellow at the Centre for the Study of Democracy at Queen's University. He is frequently invited to speak on issues relating open government, policy making, negotiation and strategy. If you are interested in having David give a talk his speaking engagements are handled through the Lavin Agency.
Public Policy Entrepreneur
As a fellow, David writes on politics, foreign policy, public service sector renewal, as well as open source and network systems. He posts four times a week on his blog, publishes regularly in various forums including the Globe and Mail website and has a chapter in the recently published O'Reilly Media book on Open Government. He is also frequently invited to speak on these issues to executive, policymakers, and students. You can find a list of David's past and upcoming keynotes and speeches here.
In addition to his writing and advocacy, David sits on the executive of Vision Vancouver (a municipal political party) and the board of Keeping the Door Open. He recently served as a sponsor and adviser of the Apps 4 Climate Action competition, sat on the International Reference Group of Australia’s Government 2.0 Taskforce, the Steering Committee of the Environics Institute Urban Aboriginal People's Survey and the advisory board of Canada's World.
Open Activist
David advises the Mayor of Vancouver on Open Government and Open Data and helped draft the Open Motion. David advises a number of government on open data and open government, helping them craft strategies as well as draft and execute implementation plans.
In addition to working with politicians and government officials, he engages programmers and citizens at the local and national level to make use of, and advocate for, more open and transparent government. He frequently writes and is invited to speak on how open source methodologies and open data can help make government more effective and efficient.
Negotiator
As a negotiation consultant David advises companies, non-profits and advocacy groups on critical negotiations they are engaged in. He has developed and helped implement collaborative strategies for open source communities and Fortune 500 companies as they seek to maximize the value they generate with community members, partners, alliance members, customers, and suppliers. His work has taken him across North America and around the world in a range of industries including financial services, health-care, information technology, and the energy sector.
Citizen
David lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in history at Queen’s University and a Master’s of International Relations at Oxford. He serves as an Adjunct Professor at the Centre for Digital Media and in 2005-06 he was a Sauvé Scholar at McGill University and an Action Canada Fellow.
David can be reached by email here.
Below is a map of what I work on and think about - a number of friends and colleagues have found it helpful. (you can see a larger version here)
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