David Raymond Morgan (born March 1947) is an Australian businessman. He was respectively managing director, executive chairman and chairman of J.C. Flowers & Co. in charge of Europe and Asia Pacific 2009 to 2016. He also served on the firm's Management Committee. He was also a chairman of J.C. Flowers (Australia) Pty Limited and a global operating partner of JC Flowers & Co. LLC. Morgan was also chairman of Chi-X (Australia), deputy chairman of NIBC Bank in the Netherlands and a member of the supervisory board of HSH Nordbank in Germany. He was senior advisor to the board of Shinsei Bank in Japan; a non-executive director of One Savings Bank; and of Castle Trust in the UK. He is currently Chairman of UDC, a leading New Zealand finance company. He is also on the board of the Chicago Board of Exchange (Australia). He is a former CEO of Westpac Banking Corporation, one of Australia's four major banks. He is a former chairman of the Australian Bankers Association. Early life and education As a child, Morgan was an actor on shows including The Magic Boomerang and The Adventures of the Terrible Ten. He was also featured in the film Funny Things Happen Down Under, appearing alongside Olivia Newton-John. Morgan played professional Australian Rules Football in the Australian Capital Territory before being approached by the Richmond Football Club, where he only played a few games in the pre-season before moving to London. Morgan was educated at Malvern Grammar School and later Melbourne High School. He studied economics at La Trobe University (1st Class Honours, top of class), before studying at the London School of Economics where he received a Master of Science in economics (with Distinction, including the Ely Devons prize for top student) and a doctorate of philosophy (economics). He attended Harvard Business School's six-week Advanced Management Program. While at La Trobe, Morgan was foundation president of the Sports Union, foundation captain of the football team, and also captain of the university's first cricket team. He played for the All Australian Universities (1969) and All Australian Amateurs (1970) football teams and was picked in the opening Richmond Australian Football League side of 1972. He set a new goal kicking record of 176 goals playing for La Trobe University in the Panton Hills League (1969). He is the author of the book Over Taxation by Inflation, published by the Institute of Economic