About David Thurston

David Thurston is a trusted advisor to senior executives and works with leaders and organizations to create solutions to refine strategy, develop talent, drive change, and reach new levels of performance.

Over the course of David’s 35-year career, he has held a broad variety of leadership positions at global organizations such as the Barth-Haas Group, Cargill, and McDonald’s, ranging from general management and sales leadership to joint venture oversight, post-acquisition integration, and continent-wide change leadership.

He has led teams, functions, and entire organizations, including fledgling start-ups to market category leaders. His international experience includes roles in the US and Latin America and responsibility for European and Asian markets.

David’s approach is highly collaborative and client-centric. He is guided by personal values that set the foundation for the curious pursuit of the challenges and opportunities at hand, followed by a strategy and plan to get after it, customizing Stewart tools, frameworks, and resources to deliver results.

David holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Denver. He is a member of Business Executives for National Security.

David lives in Washington, DC, with his wife, Keiko. They have two children and recently welcomed their first grandchild into the world.