Mr David Knowles
CA, MAICD, B.Comm (Melb), M. App Inn & Ent (Adel)
Occupation: Non-Executive Director and Business Consultant
David Knowles recently retired from the partnership of Pitcher Partners, Melbourne, a leading accounting, audit and advisory firm specialising in advising the middle market. With over 40 years of executive and leadership experience, David is a trusted advisor to the clients he now serves through his firm, Jindabyne Business Consulting, and is highly regarded for his knowledge across finance, strategy, risk, audit, governance, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
David was the founding Partner-in-charge of Pitcher Partners second Victorian office in Southeast Melbourne and was also a founding Director and Executive Chair of the Pitcher Partners International Institute of Entrepreneurship. In 2014, he was recognised as the inaugural Thought Leader of the Year, at the prestigious Australian Accounting Awards.
David currently holds Board and committee roles at a number of organisations including: Wallara Australia Ltd, a leading disability services provider, The Victorian Homeless Fund Ltd, and the Advisory Board to the Swinburne University - School of Business, Law & Entrepreneurship.
David holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne and a Master of Applied Innovation and Entrepreneurship from the University of Adelaide.