Bringing Nature and Finance Together: David Craig, Co-Chair of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)
David Craig has 30 years of experience in financial markets data, analytics and technology and is seen as a leading expert in the data and market infrastructure required to drive sustainable markets.
David Craig is the co-chair of the Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and Advisory Board member of the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) launched by His Majesty King Charles III. He is a member of the IAPB (International Advisory Panel for Biodiversity Credits) leading the work on measurement and has led numerous projects and groups with TheCityUK and the World Economic Forum on global finance, innovation and technology.
David was the former founder and CEO of Refinitiv, one of the largest data and technology platform providers to financial markets operating in over 160 countries. Following the acquisition of Refinitiv by London Stock Exchange Group for $27B in 2021, he become head of LSEG’s Data and Analytics Division.
He was previously founder and CEO of the Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) business and head of strategy at Thomson Reuters and Reuters plc. Prior to these roles he spent 8 years as a partner at McKinsey focusing on technology and financial services clients, and was a software developer for American Management Systems.
David is a private investor in natural capital technology firms, Board Advisor and chairs the Triple Private Equity Investment Committee of. He is a director of the Green Finance Institute PMO, Innovation and Data Trustee at the Natural History Museum and has recently been advising the Bank of England on Data and Nature Risks.
The discussion will be chaired by Kai Hu. Kai is an award-winning industrial designer and cultural strategist. He is currently pursuing an MPhil in Conservation Leadership with his research centred on investigating the cultural, social, and psychological value of natural aesthetics and nature-based artistry. Kai is also one of the 42 students in the third cohort of the King’s E-Lab programme.
This event is organised in collaboration with the King’s Entrepreneurship Lab.