David Timis

GLOBAL COMUNICATIONS MANAGER AT GENERATION | GLOBAL SHAPER AT WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM | FUTURE OF WORK ENTHUSIAST | CERTIFIED CAREER COACH

2021-present - Global Communications Manager  @Generation.org (formerly known as McKinsey Social Initiative)

2016-2020 - Atelierul Digital Program Manager @Google (worked in the marketing and public policy teams)  

2016-present - Community Champion @Global Shapers Community (an initiative of the World Economic Forum)

2015-2016 - Romania’s Youth Delegate @United Nations (a diplomatic role powered by  the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

David Timis is the Global Communications Manager of Generation, the largest global employment program by annual volume that both trains and places people into life-changing careers that would otherwise be inaccessible. His mission in life is to prepare people for the future of work and his interests lie at the intersection of education, employment, and technology. David was educated in Business and Management at the University of Glasgow and in European Political and Governance Studies at the College of Europe. He has 8 years of work experience in marketing, communications, and public affairs in organisations such as Google, BCW, L’Oréal, and Mars Inc. 

David has guest lectured at renowned universities such as Cambridge University and the College of Europe, and delivered keynote speeches about the impact of technology on the future of work for a wide range of clients including TEDx, Google, and the European Commission. He has been recognised as an Influential Leader by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, included on the Forbes 30 Under 30 List for his work to equip young people with digital skills, and selected by the World Economic Forum to be part of the Davos Lab.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS | COMMUNITY AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT | PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC POLICY