JOURNALIST & AUTHOR

David’s investigative work and in-depth analysis have appeared in the world’s most respected publications. His books and essays explore the intersections of science, technology, and culture, offering insights into how innovation is reshaping humanity.

Featured in: Vanity Fair, Wired, The Atlantic, The New York Times, NPR, ABC News, Fortune, MIT Technology Review, and more.

He has written 12 books published in 21 languages.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER & FUTURIST

David speaks on the future of biotechnology, AI, and innovation, and the wondrous possibilities and challenges. He has given hundreds of talks that engage and challenge audiences all over the world, providing data-driven insights, stories, and real-world implications.

Speaking engagements, talks, and appearances include: TED, Fortune 500 companies, National Academies of Sciences, the NIH, US Congress, global summits, grand rounds at major medical centers, workshops, foundations, media gatherings, and top universities.

David was the founding Director of the Center for Life Science Policy at UC Berkeley and a Health Expert-in-Residence at IDEO.

EVENT CURATOR

David works with business leaders, policymakers, universities, and research institutions to create and curate unique events that are designed to inform on the latest technologie and issues and to offer unexpected insights—but most of all, David’s events aim to be different and exciting, often mixing talks by leading thought-leaders and movers and shakers—plus music, film, and other arts offerings, and the unexpected.

He co-founded BioAgenda, a 3-day retreat-style meeting held annually at La Quinta in Palm Springs, California, and Arc Fusion, a boutique gathering with talks by thoughtful and impactful leaders, arts offerings, intimate dinner conversations, and the unexpected, with over 25 evenings held in 12 cities on three continents. He was Creative Director of Cure in New York, overseeing and helping to create over 150 events in the life sciences.

David’s advisory work helps to inform select organizations on current and future trends and to develop strategies in an era of rapid change.

Clients and sponsors include: Foundations, Funds, Fortune 500 companies, media organizations, think tanks, and major research institutions.

RESEARCHER & EXPLORER 

David was the Founding Director of the Center for Life Science Policy at UC Berkeley and has worked with dozens of universities and foundations as an advisor and researcher. He has authored numerous studies and white papers.

After college David organized and led the World Bike for Hope, a 14,000-mile bicycling expedition around the world to raise money for Project Hope. Major sponsors and funders included American Express, Hallmark, Fuji Bikes, Eddie Bauer, North Face, and more. His first book, Pedaling the Ends of the Earth, recounts the trip.

In 1986-87, David and a friend bicycled from Cape Town to Cairo, 7,000 miles, while David covered the continent for NPR, Outside, and the Christian Science Monitor. He wrote Cape to Cairo about this adventure.