David Ansell is a teacher, principal, NGO leader, senior government officer, and a startup specialist.
Mr Ansell had established large, new ventures including CoLab (Telethon Kids Institute, Minderoo Foundation), The Office of Early Childhood Development and Learning (WA Government), The Raised Leaving Age Initiatives (WA Government), and The Smith Family in Western Australia. A focus of his work has been addressing disadvantage through education, youth at risk, early childhood services and public sector management.