Professor David Taylor is Professor of Pharmaceutical and Public Health Policy at the University of London. He is a member of the APHG Advisory Board.

He is also a Trustee of the Patients Association, a member of the Department of Health's Medicines Management Advisory Group and a member of the NHS Confederation GMS Contract Reference Group.

David has previously been Associate Director of Health Studies at the Audit Commission, a King's Fund Fellow, and Director of Public and Economic Affairs at the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry.

Between 1996 and 2001 he was Director of Health Affairs at GJW Government Relations.

He has also published extensively on issues relating to health and health care.