Dave Cliff began is his role as the Chief Executive of the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) in April 2017. The GRSP is hosted within the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and is based in Geneva.
Dave came to the GRSP from his role as the Assistant Commissioner for Road Policing for New Zealand Police. He led road policing in New Zealand for four years and was a member of New Zealand’s National Road Safety Committee. He has worked on road safety projects and assessments for the World Bank and the OECD in Vietnam, India and Korea. During 2015 he was involved in road policing capacity building with the GRSP in India, Vietnam China, Brazil and Colombia.
Dave was appointment as an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) in the 2012 Royal Honours and received a second Royal Honour in 2013 when appointed as a Member of the Order of St John (MStJ).