David has devoted his life to the art and science of change. He has helped thousands of people to cross thresholds to free themselves to be more fully human. He knows from his own journey the price we pay when we don’t show up to these moments. It is also true that many of his deepest insights, skills and practices emerged in these spaces.

He founded Narrative Coaching in 2002 based on his doctoral research; he has taught it to over 20,000 practitioners. He founded Integrative Development in 2012 as a powerful new model of learning & development that he has used in every client project.

David has presented to 25 universities and associations, including the opening keynote for the first International Coaching Psychology Congress in London. He is a Thought Leader for the Institute of Coaching at Harvard. He has written over 60 publications on coaching. He is known for his trans-disciplinary approach and introducing rites of passage, attachment theory, zones of proximal development and more to coaching.