He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Economics from New York University in 2003 and worked in the financial services industry for six years before beginning law school. David graduated cum laude from New York Law School in 2013, where he served on the Editorial Board of the New York Law School Law Review and earned the Otto L. Walter Distinguished Writing Award. While in law school, David also served full-time as the Legal Assistant to the Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the City of New York.