David Bassanese

David is responsible for developing economic insights and portfolio construction strategies for adviser and retail clients. Prior to BetaShares, David was an economic columnist for The Australian Financial Review (AFR) for over a decade. Prior to the AFR, David spent several years in the financial markets as a senior economist and interest rate strategist at Bankers Trust and Macquarie Bank. He started his career as a Commonwealth Treasury official, after which he spent three years as a research economist at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris, France. David is the author of two online investment books, including Australia’s most comprehensive book on the local ETF market. He graduated with first class honours from the University of Adelaide, and a Master in Public Policy from the J.F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.