​MBA (MIT Sloan Fellow), BBS, GAICD

Appointed to the Liver Foundation Board in December 2021, Mr David Smith has had over 30 years executive management and board director experience in financial services (banking, insurance, superannuation and investment management) across Australia and New Zealand. During this time, Mr Smith was a Director of Insurance Council of NZ from 2001-2006, serving as President from 2004-2006 and is a past Director of the Insurance Council of Australia 2007-2011.

Mr Smith is presently Executive Director and Co-founder of EQUIP Corporate Advisory P/L and is also an active director in the not-for-profit sector having been the past Chair of the Children’s Cancer Institute (Medical Research) 2011-2016. Mr Smith has recently been appointed as a Director for an aged care and home provider, KOPWA Ltd (2022) and, since 2019, has been an external member and Chair of the YWCA’s Finance, Audit and Risk Committee.