Professor David Caddy GAICD RPIA (Life Fellow) has worked in the private and public sectors for more than 50 years.
He was Chair of the Western Australian Planning Commission (2018-2024) and was a City of Nedlands Deputy Mayor and Councillor (1989-1995).
He is Chairman of the Regional Development Trust, and a member of the Environmental Protection Authority board.
Professor Caddy has developed a skillset abundant in statutory planning, development control, strategic and structure planning, project management and documentation, planning advocacy and formulation and delivery of policy.
He has a Bachelor of Arts in Urban and Regional Studies from Curtin University, is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Registered Planner and Life Fellow of the Planning Institute of Australia, is a recipient of the Planning Institute of Australia’s Leadership and Service Award (2022) and the W. E. Bold Memorial Medal (2024). He also held the position of Professor, Urban and Regional Planning at UWA from 2010- 2019 and was appointed to the position of Adjunct Professor in 2020 and 2023.