David Hunter

David is a senior expert advisor to NESTA Investments on Policy issues in the early stage sector and on NESTA's own investment strategy.

Before joining NESTA, David was an adviser for Partnerships UK, where he oversaw their equity investment business relating to commercialisation of public assets and IP.

Previously, David was Managing Director of the Investment Management Group at the listed FT100 company, 3i, where he held a number of investment roles over 20 years. In his role as Managing Director, David was accountable for driving the performance of 3i's £3bn UK portfolio across a wide range of sectors.

David is a member of the Venture Policy Committee of the British Venture Capital Association.  He is also a member of the Bridges Ventures Investment Committee and is Finance Committee Chairman for the University for the Creative Arts. David holds an Economics degree from University College London and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloittes.