David works on research, data analysis and technical assistance to improve the macroeconomic management of resource revenues and to further the use of open data for policy oversight. He led the development of several data tools, including ResourceProjects.org, economic models for Ghana and Mongolia and the methodology of the Mining Investment and Governance Review.
 
Prior to joining NRGI, David completed the Overseas Development Institute Fellowship Scheme as an economist in the Budget Bureau of Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Finance. His two years in Freetown coincided with a mining boom in the country and his work focused on the impact of the extractive sector on the economy and public finances. Previously, David was based at the Hungarian Central Bank and the Office of the Fiscal Council in Hungary. In both roles, he focused on fiscal forecasting and evaluating budget sustainability. He holds a M.Sc. from the University of Nottingham.
 
David is currently also a visiting fellow at the Central European University’s School of Public Policy in Budapest, where he is based.