David Tait

David has been the CEO of the World Gold Council since 2019. During his 35 years in the financial services industry, David worked for a variety of reputed firms. He was a Managing Director of Credit Suisse Investment Banking division, based in London until 2016, where he was the Global Head of the Macro Products Division (Interest Rates, Fx and Commodities) and sat as a member of the Fixed Income Management Committee. Prior to this role, David was the Global Head of Credit Suisse’s Foreign Exchange and Short-Term Interest Rate Trading. Previously, he held a partner position at the hedge fund Bluecrest Capital. Prior to this, he was Global Head of FX Proprietary Trading at Credit Suisse for six years until 2002. He started his career in FX market making and Proprietary trading at Goldman Sachs in 1984. Additionally, he played an active and impactful leadership role in the Securities Accelerated Leadership Programme (women returning to the work environment) as well as advancing the industry’s diversity and culture initiatives. He was the firm’s Macro Financial Market Regulator liaison – PRA, FCA, FED, FINMA & MAS. He is currently an Independent Member of the Bank of England’s FICC Market Standards Board [FMSB] and chairs the Precious Metals Working Group. David is also a major supporter and ambassador of the NSPCC and has raised over £8 million for the charity. In 2013 he climbed Everest for the fifth time in support of the charity’s work and in 2007 became the first person to ever perform the North-South traverse of Everest. He was a former NSPCC Trustee (2011 -2014) and was awarded an MBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 2010 for his services to the charity. David now chairs the charity’s Rebuilding Childhoods Board. In February 2020, the movie “Sulphur & White”, an account of David’s life experiences, had its Royal Premier. All proceeds from the film benefited the NSPCC. From 2010-12 David was also chair of the Child’s Eye.