David Portas
Executive Chairman
David is the Executive Chairman at Portas. He has over 30 years of experience in consulting and sports, serving clients globally on a wide range of strategic, organisational and business topics. David previously worked as a Partner at McKinsey & Co. and as a Geoscientist with BP. He holds an MBA from Warwick University and a BSc from the University of Bristol.
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David is the Executive Chairman at Portas, having founded Portas Consulting in 2006 in the UK. Over the past 30 years he has been an advisor to leaders of many major national and international sports organizations, as well as leaders of multinational corporations. David is regarded as a global expert in a wide range of strategic, organisational and business topics in the sports industry.
Before forming Portas, David was a Partner at McKinsey & Co., where he initially provided strategic advice to senior leaders around the world in the energy sector before leading transformational work in other sectors. He co-led the sports work at McKinsey including supporting the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics bid and setting up the organising committee and developing the commercial strategy.
He started his working life as a Geoscientist with BP in UK, China, Australia and the Middle East. David holds an MBA from Warwick University and a BSc from the University of Bristol.