David Livingstone

David Livingstone was named Citi’s Chief Client Officer in September 2023. In this capacity, David is responsible for driving the delivery of Citi’s coverage and capabilities to clients and enhancing the client experience globally. David is a member of Citi’s Executive Management Team, which he joined in 2019.

Previously, David served for almost five years as Chief Executive Officer of Citi’s activities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Under his leadership, Citi grew all of its businesses, operating in over 100 countries in the region, including expanding the Commercial Bank. He also helped Citi to navigate the pandemic in its largest region and led the firm’s response globally to the war in Ukraine and the resulting sanctions against Russia. From 2016 to 2019, David was Citi Country Officer for Australia and New Zealand and a member of Citi’s Asia Pacific Executive Management Team.

David joined Citi in 2016 from Credit Suisse AG, where he was Vice Chairman of the Investment Banking and Capital Markets Division and Head of Mergers & Acquisitions for the EMEA region. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Australia from 2010 to 2013. David joined Credit Suisse in 2007 from HSBC, where he was Head of EMEA Investment Banking Advisory. Prior to that, he worked at the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. for over 16 years in a variety of senior roles in the investment banking division, particularly in the Mergers & Acquisitions department.

David has extensive transaction and client experience in Mergers & Acquisitions, corporate restructuring, and capital raisings. His management experience spans all of Citi’s five businesses.

David holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in Economics from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, and a Master of Arts degree in Law from Jesus College at the University of Cambridge.