David Kirk

David is the Co-founder and Managing Partner of Bailador Investment Management and is Chairman of Bailador Technology Investments, Forsyth Barr Group, and the NZ Rugby Players Association. He sits on the Board of various Bailador portfolio companies and charitable organisations including KiwiHarvest and the Sydney Festival. David's Executive Management career included roles as the CEO of Fairfax Media and CEO and Managing Director PMP. David was Chief Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1992 to 1994 and was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company in London prior to that. David's past roles include the Chairman of Trade Me Group. David is a Rhodes Scholar with degrees in Medicine from Otago University and Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University.

Current Positions

• Non-Executive Director at F&C INVESTMENT TRUST PLC (issuer)

Education

Medicine from Otago University, Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University