David Hawkins

David Hawkins

MD, Cliveden Advisory & Chair, GTF Development Committee

David Hawkins' career spans 20 years across the arts, culture, media, campaigning, reputation management, speech-writing, government relations, think tanks, journalism, family office advisory, investment, managing operating companies and providing strategy and delivery for start-up ventures.

This wide experience allows him to bridge the creative world and the business world and thus realise the value of the arts and technology which is the remit of Cliveden Advisory of which he is Managing Director.  He is Chairman of the Development Committee of the Global Thinkers Forum. 

Managing Director, Cliveden Advisory, which focuses on cultural branding and nation branding, working with corporates, art institutions, brands and UHNWs.

MD Grazeley Family Office, multi-family office which included being an advisor to SK Modi, Indian industrialist 2010 - 2014. 

Previous advisor to John J. Studzinski, CBE, Vice Chairman, Blackstone. 

Board member and Chair of Development Committee, Benjamin Franklin House, 2007 - date. 

Board member Respublica think tank 2011 - 2017.