David Neaum
David has expertise in social investment, impact investing, blended finance, and systems change in finance. He has worked with social investment wholesalers and public finance institutions to support the strategic development of the funding and financing mechanisms and approaches within the impact economy.
David is currently seconded to the HM Government’s Office for Investment as the Impact Capital Function’s Blended Finance Lead to support the development and co-design of an impact capital approach across the UK’s public finance institutional ecosystem. David is also the Strategic Director of the Finance Transition Centre, working with Steve Waygood, formerly Chief Sustainable Finance Officer at Aviva Investors, to support systems change in finance to align to align capital flows with transitioning the transition to net-zero and delivering to deliver the goals of the Paris Agreement.
David brings experience from working at Aviva Investors and Better Society Capital, and a diverse portfolio of NPC’s consultancy projects alongside wider interests in policy design and governance.
Why I work for NPC
NPC is a perfect place for combining my passion for big ideas and my desire to offer practical support to help improve peoples’ lives and solve social and environmental challenges. The greatest pleasure of working at NPC is the organisations and people with whom we work.
Explore my work
Publications
Investing for UK Climate Justice
Interim Evaluation of Catalytic Capital Consortium (C3) Initiative
Review of grant subsidy for blended finance to support civil society
Blogs
Senior Consultant: Impact Investing