David C. Smith is a highly accomplished risk management, ethics, compliance, and investigations professional with more than 30 years of experience spanning government, law enforcement, and multinational corporate environments across Asia Pacific and the United States. A former FBI Supervisory Special Agent, David has built a distinguished career leading complex investigations, intelligence operations, corporate integrity programs, and security risk assessments in some of the world's most challenging environments.

Currently serving as Division Head, Corporate Risk & Integrity at Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) Group, David leads a global team responsible for internal investigations, due diligence, ethics and compliance programs, and whistleblower management across operations spanning more than 150 countries. Reporting directly to senior leadership and shareholders, he oversees initiatives that support governance, business integrity, and responsible business conduct throughout a workforce of more than 40,000 employees. Under David's leadership, APP significantly strengthened its ethics and compliance framework, conducting over 200 investigations into fraud, corruption, conflicts of interest, and misconduct, generating more than USD 50 million in cost avoidance and risk mitigation benefits. He established and expanded the company's independent whistleblower program, increased investigative effectiveness, led over 1,000 annual due diligence reviews, and played a key role in developing global policies including the Business Code of Conduct and Anti-Bribery & Anti-Corruption programs. He has also trained more than 38,000 employees globally on ethics and compliance matters.

David's law enforcement career spans over two decades with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), where he held numerous leadership positions in the United States, Indonesia, and Malaysia. As Supervisory Special Agent and FBI Legal Attaché executive in Kuala Lumpur, he directed intelligence and operational activities across Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei. He led investigations involving terrorism, cybercrime, public corruption, money laundering, and transnational organized crime, and frequently briefed senior U.S. government officials and ambassadors on security and threat matters. Among his notable achievements was coordinating investigations related to the internationally renowned 1MDB corruption scandal, which was later featured in the Netflix documentary Man on the Run.

Throughout his career, David has received numerous professional recognitions, including the U.S. Attorney General's Distinguished Service Award, the FBI Director's Award for Outstanding Cyber Investigation, and the National Intelligence Medal Unit Citation.

David holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Idaho State University, is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), a Certified FBI Intelligence Officer, and a former Certified Public Accountant (CPA).