David yields a wealth of experience of working in the homelessness and probation sector taking up various roles including and up to Director level. David has a substantial amount of non-executive experience for a wide range of charities, each aiming to support and empower communities in their own way. His work specialises in mutual ownership and co-production approaches to social business development in the criminal justice system. He has successfully established and managed social enterprises in the ‘Welfare to Work’ sector and cooperatives in the criminal justice sector and contributed to policy development in both. His background is in probation, community economic development and academic research.
