David Ireland

Dr David Ireland is a diversified impact practitioner, playing the role of investor, consultant, advisor, board director and philanthropist. David currently holds several roles, including Governor of WWF-Australia and founder of The Growth Drivers and Radian Energy. 

An entrepreneur and design and innovation consultant motivated by creating sustainable, meaningful change, David has both founded and co-founded a handful of innovation-focused businesses since graduating from tertiary education. These include Rocking Horse Group, ThinkAction, and PentaQuest. 

He has worked for over 20 years across a range of sectors, including renewable energy, public health, ESG, agriculture, aquaculture, and financial services, where he has founded, invested in, and advised businesses, researchers, government, and not-for-profits as they attempt to solve some of the biggest challenges facing our planet.