David is the Branch Head of the Basin Systems Branch overseeing the majority of Geoscience Australia’s precompetitive energy and groundwater programs and repository functions. David has worked with Geoscience Australia since 2001 in a variety of roles across the agency. During the first phase of his career he worked as a hazard and risk modelling specialist helping to modernise GA’s approach to earthquake hazard and risk assessment. This was followed by a period as Chief Scientist of GA’s Indonesian program, DMInnovation where he led an integrated effort to increase the use of science and technology in Indonesian Disaster management and deliver tangible changes to policies and actions across multiple Indonesian Government agencies. In 2018 David moved to the Minerals, Energy and Groundwater Division firstly into Minerals, then Energy and most recently as Branch Head of Basins Systems covering groundwater and energy. David has a Ph.D. in seismology from the Research School of Earth Sciences, ANU and a Bachelor’s Degree in mathematics and geophysics from Flinders University of South Australia.