David’s principal areas of research are international political economy and comparative politics. His academic interests include international trade and finance, the politics of globalization in advanced economies, the role of ideas in economic policymaking, global economic governance, and economic statecraft.

 David holds a M.Sc. from the University of Oxford and a B.A. from Yale University. Prior to matriculating at Cambridge, he served in the Obama administration as a policy advisor on international economics to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce.