David is a serial entrepreneur, founding The Music Solution Ltd, then technology company Pitch Entertainment Group, which he took to sale in 2008. Since then, David has founded and headed up various businesses including property developer Oflang Ltd, local shopping online retailer My High St, also founding charities such as YouEntrepreneur and Sinfonia, while a Trustee of charities and organisations including the National Youth Orchestra where he also chaired the Development Board, the Heart of the South-West LEP, Music for Youth UK, British Youth Theatre and numerous others.   

 In 2015, David was elected a Member of Parliament, joining the Government first as Parliamentary Private Secretary for the Department for Education, and then for the Department for International Development. David sat on the European Scrutiny Select Committee and chaired several cross-party groups and Parliamentary Inquiries.

 A passionate advocate for green technologies, he left Parliament in 2023, the following year launching Capenex Energy Group and its subsidiaries Getricty, NeutraTrade, Levocell UK and Levocell Bulgaria AD with business partners and a consortium of investors. David is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and a Fellow of the Industry and Parliament Trust.