David Robert Meller was born on December 1959 and is a British businessman, and the sponsor of an academy trust, and a member of the Department for Education's board of directors, until the scandal surrounding the Presidents Club, of which he was the joint chairman, led to his resignation in January 2018.
11 Facts About David Meller
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David Meller is the son of Percival Meller, and his wife Anita.
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In 1987, Meller was the joint chief executive of Julius A Meller Ltd of London, a "diversified manufacturing company", from which his father had retired.
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David Meller was founded by his grandfather, Julius Aaron Meller.
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David Meller founded the David Meller Educational Trust, which runs four schools and a university technical college.
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In June 2013, David Meller joined the Department for Education as a non-executive board member.
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David Meller served as chair of the Apprenticeship Ambassadors Network and co-chair of the Apprenticeship Delivery Board from January 2016.
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In January 2018 a scandal arose surrounding the Presidents Club, of which David Meller was the joint chairman.
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David Meller received a CBE in the 2018 New Year's honours list.
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David Meller was a trustee of the think tank Policy Exchange, founded by Michael Gove, and finance chair of Gove's 2016 Conservative leadership campaign.
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On 24 October 1987, Meller married Wendy Susan Frumkes, the daughter of Herbert M Frumkes of New York, president of Tradex Brokerage Service Inc, at New York's Metropolitan Club.