David K. Young

David is the CEO of Oxford Analytica, a leading geopolitical analysis and advisory firm, founded in 1975, that enables the world’s leading organizations to navigate complex geopolitical and macroeconomic environments. As part of FiscalNote (merger February 2021 and IPO NYSE:NOTE August 2022) and its Geopolitical and Market Intelligence Unit, Oxford Analytica works with over 450 of the world’s leading multinational companies, multilateral organizations and governments to serve over 9,000 global professionals.

Prior to joining Oxford Analytica in 2014, David worked across the sectors of international security, technology, and emerging market development as a management consultant, as the European Director for a US-based, Africa-focused not-for-profit and at Canopy, a joint venture of Atos, EMC2 and VMWare, where he advised senior executives across a variety of industries how best to leverage emerging technologies to achieve strategic objectives.

David is the co-Founder of a cloud-based, mobile payment company and a boutique due diligence firm, a Trustee of The Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board, an Advisory Board member of the FiscalNote Executive Institute, a member of The Council of Foreign Relations and continues to advise multiple early-stage and not-for-profit organizations.

David has a BA in Government from the College of William and Mary, a MA in Intelligence and International Security from King’s College, University of London, and a MBA from the McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University.