David McClean, Ph. D.

David has over 20 years of experience as a consultant to and a compliance officer in the investment management industry. Since 1992, has been Principal of the DMA Consulting Group, a regulatory and business consultancy to the financial services industry (asset managers, hedge funds, mutual funds, and broker-dealers). As part of his consulting, he served as officer or director for certain client firms. He has served in such capacities at Sailfish Capital Partners (CT), Canaras Capital Management (NY), Aladdin Capital Management LLC (CT), Topos Partners (CT), Capital Dynamics (Switzerland, New York), Panda Global Advisors (NY), and Nuku Asset Management (Singapore), among many others. All of these firms are in the investment advisory or securities industry.

Prior to DMA, Dr. McClean served as a legal compliance officer at Van Eck Global, BV Capital Management (a subsidiary of Bayerische Vereinsbank AG) and National Securities and Research Corporation. He has served on several securities industry panels over the years, published articles on securities regulation and business ethics, and conducted continuing professional education in mutual funds for the NASD Institute. In addition to his work with investment firms, David is Lecturer in Philosophy and Business Ethics at Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, where he conceived and designed courses for a first of its kind program in advanced business ethics.

Dr. McClean received a Ph.D. and M.A. from The New School for Social Research, with research interests in social ethics and business ethics. He also received an M.A. (Liberal Studies/Philosophy) from New York University (1996), and a B.A. (summa cum laude) from Hunter College (1986). He also studied at NYU's Wagner School for Public Service (1987-1989), focusing on financial management and public finance.


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