David lives in Fulham with his wife Heather, eight year old step-son Liam, and three year old daughter Jasmine, where he works as a professional player and teacher.

Brought up in North West London, he was introduced to the game by Ian Johns, a teacher and friend, who possessed a real flair for the game, but had only occasionally ventured into the tournament world.  David had just turned fifteen, and was eager to learn more about this fantastic game, and began playing at the Young Chelsea Bridge Club.

It was at the YC that David met many of the people who were to play a role in developing his bridge playing career. Within several months, he had attended the Britsh Junior Camp, superbly run by Anna Gudge, and played in his first set of Junior Trials, which resulted in an invitation to join the British Junior squad having been identified as having "great potential". It was through his involvement with the Junior squad, that David first met his current partner, Andrew Robson, the"man who has had the greatest single influence on my career". David quickly identified Andrew as the player whose qualities he most admired, and hoped he would have the opportunity to form a top-level partnership with him.

Over the next ten years, David successfully represented Britain and England in numerous International competitions, including several Channel Trophy, Peggy Bayer, and Junior Camrose events.  He also played in three European Championships (one Schools, and two Junior).

Along the way, he also managed to fit in a Psychology degree at the University of Exeter, before returning to London in 1997. It was around this time that he and Robson again crossed paths, and Andrew invited him to join his enterprising teaching club the Andrew Robson Bridge Club.   Delighted to have the opportunity to work with his mentor, David jumped at the chance, and has developed into the main teacher at the club, a role which allows him to enjoy the combination of teaching and playing for a living.

Having worked as assistant Coach to the England Open Team alongside David Burn at the 1999 European Championships, the new Millenium started with an invitation to coach the England Open Team at the World Teams Olympiad, where England finished a creditable 4th. David retained the role for the Europeans in 2001.

However, David's partnership with Andrew has provided the major highlights of his playing career so far.  Together they twice won the Gold Cup (2002 and 2004), Crockfords (2005), the Brighton Swiss Pairs (2004 and 2005), and finished 11th at the inaugural European Open Pairs in 2003. 

2004 also saw David make his full Camrose debut in the record breaking victory over Scotland, as well as 2nd place finishes in the Hecht Cup, a prestigious invitational event in Denmark, and the Lederer, where he and Robson were awarded the prize for the "Best Defended Hand"  As the year drew to a close, David was also a member of the team that represented England at the Olympiad. Following an undefeated campaign in the Round Robin stage, England suffered a shock defeat by Pakistan in the last 16.

The highlight of 2005 came during the summer, when David formed a last-minute partnership with John Holland and then combined with Melih Ozdil (Turkey) and Eldad Ginossar (Israel) to win a Bronze medal at the European Open Teams.

2006 saw a change of direction, as David spent a season playing with Glyn Liggins, culminating in a victory at the Brighton Teams before heading off to Verona for the World Championships. David and Heather reached the Mixed Pairs Final, followed by a defeat for David's team (Allfrey) in the last 16 of the Rosenblum Teams. The final event, the World Open Pairs resulted in David's most pleasing result thus far, when he chalked up a 6th place finish – the highest placing of any English pair in over 30 years.

Following on from this, David was asked to form a partnership with Tony Forrester. Together they have already finished 2nd in Crockfords, and 11th at the European Open Pairs before ending a promising first year with victory in the 2007 Gold Cup (with teammates Allfrey and Robson).

In addition to his partnership with Forrester, David has been increasing his participation in National Championships in USA, where he has so far enjoyed the opportunity to partner several World Stars including Michael Rosenberg, Diego Brenner and Agustin Madala.

He also has a regular column answering readers' questions in English Bridge.