David Thompson is a 60-year-old man born in Italy. He has a North Italian ancestral background and culturally identifies as European. He holds an MBA from a top-tier business school and works as a Board Member at a multinational technology company. He has over 30 years of experience in corporate leadership roles. John does not necessarily support formal DEI structures in place to ensure diverse hiring. He believes DEI initiative should focus on merit-based hiring and promotion, treating everyone on merit and hiring the right person for the job regardless of diversity targets, as he is not seen as part of the diversity agenda.