Dr David Ayres

Dr David Ayres

Country Director, Marie Stopes PNG

Dr David Ayres is the Country Director of Marie Stopes, Papua New Guinea.

David is an accomplished senior manager and consultant who has specialised in strategy development, results-based management systems and governance. He worked for a long time managing and consulting to various programs in Cambodia, before moving to Papua New Guinea in 2014.

Apart from his private sector engagements, David has worked with international development programs funded by the World Bank, UNESCO, IFAD, and the governments of Australia, Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

David has a PhD in international development from the University of Sydney and an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM).

He was attracted to MSI Reproductive Choices by it’s focused mission and the opportunity to work for an organisation which embraces data-driven and evidence-based decision making.