David has been a Senior Advisor on the White House National Economic Council and previously served as the Associate Director for Financial Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission. At the FTC he worked on a number of policy issues relating to the development of electronic commerce, including Internet privacy (he filed the FTC's lawsuit against ToySmart's bankruptcy trustee to prevent the sale of customer information), electronic money, and international consumer protection. David frequently testifies before Congress on these issues and has also taught law at Indiana University and the George Washington University National Law Center.