David Tipping

David Tipping is an international policy, partnership, program management and operations specialist. David has a governance and technical civil and environmental engineering background, and leadership experience across a range of economic, governmental and industrial sectors. These include United Nations appointments as Specialist and Advisor on Water, Sanitation, Infrastructure and Global Public Health. He has extensive practical expertise in strategy development and implementation, large-scale program/project management, sustainable urban and regional development, and regional and global water security. David is currently a Principal Associate at DeftEdge. He has a leadership role as a Red Cross Emergency Services Volunteer and is a member of several international committees and advisory groups focused on Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Humanitarian Assistance, Water Economics and Statistics. David’s academic qualifications include a Master of Public Administration from Cornell University, a Master of Business Administration from Deakin University, a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, and a Bachelor of Environmental Engineering from the University of Wollongong. He is a Certified Practicing Project Director (CPPD) through the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM), and won the Eugene M. Isenberg Award for integration of Science, Engineering and Management in Sustainable Development.