David Willetts

David Willetts is an experienced communications professional currently serving as the Director of Communications and Digital for the Betting and Gaming Council since March 2022. Previously, David held key roles in the UK Ministry of Defence as Press Secretary to the Defence Secretary and Deputy Head of News and External Communications from March 2020 to March 2022. David's extensive background in journalism includes positions at News UK, where David worked as Defence Editor, Deputy Defence Editor, and Defence Correspondent at The Sun from September 2008 to March 2020. Earlier experience includes news reporting roles at Ferrari Press Agency and Caters. David Willetts completed a degree at the University of Portsmouth from 1999 to 2002.