David is a member of Moody's Accounting Specialist Group where he is dedicated to simplifying complex accounting/financial reporting issues and incorporating them into the ratings process within the global Corporate Finance Group (non-financial companies). He is also active with the Financial Standards Accounting Board (FASB) as a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council (FASAC) and the Taxonomy Advisory Group (TAG). Previously, David worked for Ernst & Young and was part of the Technical Accounting Advisory Group as a subject matter specialist overseeing various technical subjects. Prior to his work with EY FAAS David worked 8 years as part of the audit practice in Southern California and three years in Netherlands where he covered audits in IFRS and local GAAP.