Senior Director, Partnerships & InnovationLuminate
David has more than 20 years experience creating and supporting organisations that use technology to drive social impact. David currently leads Luminate’s partnership and innovation work. In this role he develops Luminate's collaborations with other funders and works to expand the ways in which Luminate has impact. Prior to joining Luminate, David was the Founder & CEO of Phandeeyar, a tech hub in Yangon, which spearheaded the development of Myanmar’s startup and social innovation ecosystem. Previously, David co-founded Purpose, a global social impact agency, which uses technology to build movements and harness New Power. A civic tech pioneer, he co-founded Avaaz, the world’s largest online citizens’ movement, now with more than 50 million members, and GetUp, a technology-enabled movement that has more members than all of Australia’s political parties combined.