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David B. Duncan (born 1960) is a former partner of Arthur Andersen, and was the United States government's star witness in the Arthur Andersen trial. He has said fears over interpretation prompted him to order the shredding of documents relating to Enron.
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I studied History at the University of Aberdeen, then took a Masters and a PhD in history at Queen’s University in Canada, where I was a Commonwealth Scholar. The thesis was on the workings of the South African state and the regulation of African labour before 1948 (published in 1995 and still available second hand on Amazon, if you are suffering f...
Glasgow is organised into four academic colleges plus the central University Services. I’m responsible for all the University Services except Finance. We are organised into a series of directorates; my direct reports cover: Student & Academic Services; Human Resources; Information Services (Library & IT); Research & Innovation Services; Estates; Co...
My day is a fairly standard mixture of one-to-one meetings with people I line manage; committee and working group meetings; supporting the Principal and other academic leaders; supporting the Convener of Court (chair of the governing body); and the occasional bit of firefighting. Increasingly, given the amount of press interest in the sector, there...
I love the mix of strategic and operational responsibilities. My favourite part is working with students – the SRC President and I co-chair our Student Experience Committee. I greatly value the close relationship with the Student Representative Council and the Sports Association President. Trying to keep ahead of constantly changing student demand ...
I have never known a time of greater uncertainty in the sector (OK, Glasgow went through a sticky patch during the 1745 Jacobite Rising, but I wasn’t in post then). Financially, the sector in all parts of the UK faces challenges related to Brexit, funding and governments which aren’t entirely sure what they want from HE. In Scotland, the immediate ...
There will be continued and growing pressure to demonstrate our value to the economy and society in general. We will become more integrated with business and industry. We can anticipate greater variety in modes of learning as the potential of digital technologies is realised. I think we will see some mergers and acquisitions across the sector over ...
I have been very lucky to work with some excellent colleagues in successive universities. My PhD supervisor, Alan Jeeves, challenged and encouraged me academically while also opening my eyes to the hidden world of university administration. Also at Queen’s, Catherine Brown taught me how to enjoy teaching students. At Dundee, Alan Langlands was a ma...
Duncan is remembered for his work in science fiction such as the films Monster on the Campus (1958), The Time Machine (1960) and Fantastic Voyage (1966). He was credited with writing the English narrative for Rodan (1956).
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Jan 17, 2002 · David B. Duncan was a man on the move at Arthur Andersen's offices here. In his 20-year rise at the accounting firm, the leading one in the city, he had become the lead...
Dave Duncan (writer) (1933–2018), Scottish-Canadian fantasy and science fiction writer. David James Duncan (born 1952), American novelist, essayist, and fly-fisher.
Jun 8, 2018 · Renowned American photojournalist David Douglas Duncan has died at the age of 102 in France after a prolific career that spanned more than 60 years.
…auditing and consulting services, and David Duncan, the lead auditor, had an annual performance goal of 20% increase in sales. Duncan favorably reviewed the work of Rick Causey, Enron’s chief accounting officer and Duncan’s former colleague at Andersen.
