David Jones

David Jones spent 17 years in the private equity industry, most recently as Managing Director of CHAMP Private Equity from 2002-2011. Prior to CHAMP David was the Australian country head for UBS Capital from 1999-2002, having started in the sector with Macquarie Bank’s private equity group in 1994. He spent four years with Macquarie Direct Investment in Sydney and one year at BancBoston Capital in Boston.

David holds a Bachelor of Engineering (First Class Honours) from the University of Melbourne and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. He commenced his career as a consultant with McKinsey & Company in Australia and New Zealand and was General Manager of Butterfields, part of King Island Dairies.

In 2007 David was Chairman of the Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL). David is a Director of the National Museum of Australia, the Beacon Foundation, and Global Sources Limited (NASDAQ).