David has worked with a number of leading management consultancies to help shape and improve their written insights on a broad range of subjects. This work has involved:

• collaborating with marketing and communications departments and individual consultants to hone and develop ideas

• interpreting survey data and capturing key points that will also attract media attention

• conducting independent research

• interviewing senior client executives

• ghostwriting and editing consultants’ written work.

He has also researched and written several in-depth research white papers for The Economist Intelligence Unit, sponsored by their clients. Recent work has included writing a management course for The Economist’s new venture, Economist Education.