David M. Luna

David M. Luna  is the Founder and Executive Director of the International Coalition Against Illicit Economies. As a former diplomat and national security official, David is a globally-recognized strategic thought leader.He’s considered a leading voice internationally on transnational threats, international affairs, geopolitical risks, illicit trade, and global illicit economies (“dark side of globalization”) that fuel greater insecurity and instability around the world. In 2017, after 22 years of public service in the US Government, David established Luna Global Networks & Convergence Strategies LLC. David held numerous senior positions with the US Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). It includes directorships for national security, transnational crime and illicit networks, anti‑corruption and good governance, and an advisor to the Secretary’s Coordinator for the Rule of Law.David also served as an Assistant Counsel to the President. He worked at the Office of the Counsel to the President in The White House. He also worked in other positions with the U. Department of Labor and the US Senate. David is currently the Chair of the Business at OECD Anti‑Illicit Trade Expert Group (AITEG) and Chair of the Anti‑Illicit Trade Committee (AITC) of the United States Council for International Business (USCIB). He is a member of the Business Twenty (B20/G20) Integrity & Compliance Task Force and previously served as the President of the OECD Task Force on Countering Illicit Trade.David is also a Vice Chair of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Illicit Trade and Organized Crime and Chair of the APEC Anti‑Corruption and Transparency (ACT) Working Group. He has worked in other leadership positions in the G7 and diplomatic fora and public‑private partnerships on anti‑crime and global security. David is also a Senior Fellow for National Security and co‑Director of the Anti‑Illicit Trade Institute at the Terrorism, Transnational Crime, and Corruption Center (TraCCC), Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University; and Chair of the Peace and Security Committee, United Nations Association-NCA. David is a graduate (M.S.S.) of the US Army War College, and received his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, J.D. from The Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America, and awarded numerous certificates from the Harvard Business School (HBS).