David Meller

David Robert Meller (born December 1959) is a British businessman, and the sponsor of an academy trust, and a member of the Department for Education's board of directors, until the scandal surrounding the Presidents Club, of which he was the joint chairman, led to his resignation in January 2018.

Early life David Robert Meller was born in December 1959. He is the son of Percival Meller (1919–2016), and his wife Anita. He has a brother, Michael Meller.

Career In 1987, Meller was the joint chief executive of Julius A. Meller Ltd of London, a "diversified manufacturing company", from which his father had retired. As of 2018 Meller was helping to "run his family's company", described as "a luxury goods company."

Meller founded the Meller Educational Trust, which runs four schools and a university technical college.

In June 2013, Meller joined the Department for Education as a non-executive board member. The trust runs four schools and a university technical college, and served as chair of the National Apprenticeship Ambassador Network and the Apprenticeship Delivery Board. Following calls by MPs and others, he resigned from the Department for Education's board of directors, and the apprenticeship delivery board, the day after the story broke in the Financial Times. Meller also resigned as a trustee of the Mayor's Fund for London.

Honours Meller received a CBE in the 2018 New Year's honours list.

Personal life On 24 October 1987, Meller married Wendy Susan Frumkes, the daughter of Herbert M. Frumkes of New York, president of Tradex Brokerage Service Inc, at New York's Metropolitan Club.