David Price was raised and educated in the north of Western Australia in the small town of Carnarvon, on the banks of the Gascoyne River. He left home at 17 to train as a teacher and later taught in many parts of the state including Karratha, Exmouth, Geraldton, and Kalgoorlie. This marked the beginning of a long career in education that saw him become a principal and then a Director in areas as diverse as student behavior and wellbeing, leadership, innovation, reform, and strategy. David is a Churchill Fellow and continues to work in the area of public policy and executive coaching. He lives in Perth.