David Pannell is a vegan business expert and the presenter of the Vegan Business Tribe Podcast. David has advised a number of high-street food chains, brands and manufacturers to help them better understand the vegan marketplace and is a regular speaker on understanding the plant-based consumer. 

A former manufacturing-sector ambassador for the Chartered Institute of Marketing, David founded Vegan Business Tribe in 2020 which has grown into a membership community for hundreds of vegan businesses around the world.

David has built a range of businesses over a career that has spanned over 20 years, including running his own successful marketing and business growth agency for over 12 years. He is also the UK agent for The Vegan Society’s Vegan Trademark scheme.