Born in Inverness, Scotland, David Gray graduated in 1977 with a BA in English from the University of Bristol, where he also did his Postgraduate Certificate in Education, and initially taught in Bristol. He then continued his career in Education in Athens, Greece, and since then worked in London and in Leeds before becoming Headmaster of Pocklington School in Yorkshire, England, in 1992 and then Principal of the Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools (ESMS) in Edinburgh (the largest group of independent schools in the European Union) from 2000 until 2018. He became Principal of Brummana High School in Lebanon in January 2019 which he has led for nearly 4 years through the worst economic crisis Lebanon has endured in living memory, and which is now in its 150th year. He is a member of The Society of Heads.  With 30 years of experience as Headmaster and Principal of leading independent schools in the UK, David Gray is an international educational leader who has developed a deep awareness of what constitutes first class education. He has the experience of instilling high standards throughout a school and inspiring the ambitions of the next generation of leaders and managers.