David Black is a seasoned public affairs professional currently serving as Senior Director, Government Affairs at Siemens Canada. Based in Oakville, Ontario, David plays a pivotal role in advancing Siemens’ strategic engagement with government stakeholders across Canada. His work focuses on enabling policy alignment and partnership development in areas such as clean energy, infrastructure modernization, and sustainable mobility.

David has a strong background in government relations and public policy from his time in the private sector and the public sector. During his tenure in government, he has worked as a Special Assistant to the federal Transport Minister and as Chief of Staff to Ontario’s Ministers of Infrastructure and Transportation. 

While with the Ontario government he played a leading role in brokering $30+ billion Canada-Ontario Infrastructure Agreement in 2018 which included over $18 billion for transit expansion. He also oversaw the roll out of over $200 billion in infrastructure funding across Ontario ministries/departments, Ontario's 444 municipalities and Ontario's First Nations communities. This included $29 billion for public transit over 10 years for the Moving Ontario Forward plan.

David has a proven track record of developing, managing and evolving sophisticated government relations strategies that deliver concrete results. Before joining Siemens, he honed his expertise at LifeLabs, the Canadian Franchise Association, the Cement Association of Canada and the Toronto Board of Trade.

David excels at collaborating with senior political, bureaucratic and business leaders to find effective solutions to complex challenges.

Outside of government affairs, he worked 7 seasons as one of the Canadian Football League’s replay officials.