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David Maywald

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David Maywald is a thought leader who is courageous, inquisitive, forthright and family-centred. He is a board member, a proud father to a son and a daughter, as well as a passionate advocate for boys and men. His calling is to spark transformational change for men and boys, with positive societal spillovers. He has courageously pulled away from popular opinion, highlighting overlooked information and gradually persuading people to shift their views. He firmly believes that centrist men and women can achieve much healthier social outcomes by turning towards each other (and turning down the dial on extreme voices).

He and his family are based in Canberra, the national capital of Australia. This followed his childhood in Adelaide and a lengthy David Maywald is a thought leader who is courageous, inquisitive, forthright and family-centred. He is a board member, a proud father to a son and a daughter, as well as a passionate advocate for boys and men. His calling is to spark transformational change for men and boys, with positive societal spillovers. He has courageously pulled away from popular opinion, highlighting overlooked information and gradually persuading people to shift their views. He firmly believes that centrist men and women can achieve much healthier social outcomes by turning towards each other (and turning down the dial on extreme voices).

He and his family are based in Canberra, the national capital of Australia. This followed his childhood in Adelaide and a lengthy career in Sydney, which included roles with J.P. Morgan, Credit Suisse Asset Management and BT Funds Management. As a professional investment manager, David helped oversee tens of billions of dollars invested in share markets worldwide. He has travelled to dozens of countries across six continents for work and leisure.

As a lifelong learner, David has completed a double degree at university, an honours thesis, qualifications as a Chartered Financial Analyst, plus both the Company Directors Course and the Boardroom Mastery program from the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He has also undertaken multiple executive courses in governance excellence, innovation, digital transformation, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and community leadership. David has served almost 20 organisations in a board capacity during the last three decades (spanning organisations in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Canberra). This includes being Chair of a public company and Chair of an Investment Advisory Board overseeing A$11 billion in funds under management. David is currently a company director and board leader for two registered charities, and he serves on the investment committee of a foundation.

David founded the Awards for Men in Leadership in 2023 (recognising the importance of positive male role models) and he launched Celebrating Masculinity in 2025 (to inspire all men and boys). He has had two articles published in the International Journal of New Male Studies. His writing blends research, lived experience and moral conviction, seeking to restore balance in a culture that has too often sidelined boys and men. When not writing or contributing to his community, David enjoys time with his family, exercising and mentoring young people.

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