David R. Gallagher is a Research Director at the Capital Markets CRC Limited and a Professor of Finance at the University of Wollongong. His previous roles include leading the Centre of Excellence in International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) as Chief Executive Officer, and professorial roles at UNSW Business School and the University of Technology, Sydney.

He has also served as a visiting scholar at the Investment Company Institute in Washington DC, and a visiting professor at the University of Texas at Austin.

Prior to his academic career he was a Financial Analyst at Towers Perrin Inc. (now Willis Towers Watson) in the Asset Consulting division. Dr Gallagher’s research interests and expertise are in the fields of investment management and capital markets. His research has been widely cited in various forms, and he has consulted widely to both industry and Government. Professor Gallagher graduated with a doctorate from The University of Sydney Business School in 2002.