Background
David, Philip was born on September 1, 1931 in New York City. Son of Morris and Sylvia (Mantel) David.
David, Philip was born on September 1, 1931 in New York City. Son of Morris and Sylvia (Mantel) David.
AM, Columbia University, New York City, 1953. Master of Business Administration with high distinction, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1955. Dr in Economics and Business Administration, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1963.
Vice president, assistant to president, Webb & Knapp Inc., New York City, 1955-1959;
professor, research fellow Graduate School Bus Administration, Harvard University, Boston, 1959-1971;
professor business administration, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1971-1987;
finance consultant, director, chairman investments and audit committees, Fairchild Corporation, Chantilly, Virginia, since 1986. Vice president Godchaux Sugar Company, Incorporated, New York Orleans, 1957-1960. Vice-chairman, treasurer, board directors Advanced Nuclear magnetic resonance Systems, Inc., Woburn, Massachusetts, 1984-1993.
Vice-chairman Sunresorts Ltd., St. Maarten, Antilles, 1986-1987. Consultant, Secretary Department Treasury, Washington, 1966, Housing and Urban Development, 1973, World Bank, 1971-1972. President Government of Indonesia, Jakarta, 1971-1974.
Advisor to president United States Urban Growth Policy, 1971-1972. Director Transworld Enterprises Ltd., London, Teuza Corporation, Haifa, Israel, International Republican Institute International Corp, Houston. Board directors Transworld Shipping, Ltd., London, Verity Ltd., London.
Chairman, director Planned Communities Development, Ltd., 1970-1981, 1060 Fifth Avenue Corporation, 1982-1992. Director audit committee NXT Ltd. PLC, London.
Board directors Trevor Roberts School, London, since 1994. Member development board Westminster School, since 1998. Member Harvard Club London, Harvard Business School Club London, Harvard Faculty Club (Cambridge), Harvard Club New York City, Harvard Business School New York City, Harvard Club Boston, Hurlingham Club London, RAC Club London, Athenaeum Club London, Chatham House Institute Foreign Relations.
Married Hilary Jane Knight-Revel (1977). Children: Mark Jonathan, James Andrew-Watson.