David Baxter

Chief PPP Advisor Board Member

David Baxter is a Senior PPP Advisor to the International Sustainable Resilience Center. In addition, he is a steering committee member of the World Association of PPP Units and Professions (WAPPP) based in Geneva.

During 30 + years of international development consulting he has worked in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and North and South America as a PPP strategy and procurement expert. He has collaborated on infrastructure policy, project planning and development, and project procurement with institutions that include the World Bank, Islamic Development Bank, African Development Bank, USAID, Asian Development Bank, and the and Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). He has supported numerous public sector capacity building initiatives to help governments improve their governance and procurement best practices. A specialized focus area has been Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) where he has helped donor institutions and development banks provide technical and capacity building support to governments that include the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Nepal, Oman, Egypt, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives to name a few. Sector focuses have included water and sanitation, transportation, healthcare, education, and tourism. He has also advised governments on how to improve their PPP enabling environments to make them more attractive to FDI.

He holds a BA-Hons (Political Geography) and a Master’s (Economic Geography) from the University of Stellenbosch (South Africa). He grew up in the Western Cape (South Africa).