David Addison works in the Investment Team at Virgin where he manages the Virgin Earth Challenge. He also works on some of the Virgin Group’s new and existing investments; and the occasional special project. His undergraduate studies in Physical Geography (BSc, first-class) focused on earth system science, especially environmental and climatic change, alongside environmental economics, biodiversity, ecology and global development. He also holds an MSc in Environmental Technology, specialising in Energy Policy, from Imperial College London.