David is a semi-retired British born businessman and lives with his French born wife Sophie in Dallas Texas. They are both now US citizens. They have 4 children and five grandchildren. David & Sophie recently honored with invitation to 70th D-Day Anniversary in June 2014 in recognition of David's book.

David E Huntley was born in London , England . As an engineer he worked in the UK aircraft industry before moving to Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia ) in technical management for a major British company.

In 1968 he moved to South Africa where he started a manufacturing company and a trading company.

In 1978 Mr. Huntley sold his business interests and moved to the USA . He formed Huntley Associates(Dallas) Inc., in 1979 to conduct business as international corporate consultants.

He has been a guest speaker at various forums including a World Marketing Conference in Houston in 1984. He has been a guest speaker at the University of Texas in Arlington that hosts the American Enterprise Institute, and a member of the Speakers Bureau for the Dallas World Cup '94 Soccer effort.

David Huntley was a co-founder and a member of the original steering committee of the British-American Commerce Association of North Texas.He retired from the Board of Directors in 2001 after serving for 17 years since inception in 1984, in various capacities including Chairman of the Executive Committee, and as a past President of the organization.

He has also appeared on several occasions as a guest panelist on Public Television.

In 1996 Mr. Huntley was chosen as an expert on Japanese/American trade negotiations to appear on a panel (Strategic Alliances) with Marjory Searing , U.S. Under-Secretary of State for Japan . The panel was part of the "Sun & Star" three months' business and cultural exchange program in Texas sponsored by the Japanese government, the State of Texas and city governments.

He retired as a Director of Historic Royal Palaces, USA Inc., in 2012 after assisting to raise awareness of the UK charity since 2005 in the United States through lectures and fund raising.

He began writing the historical novel , "Death Watch Beetle" in 2012 and it was published as a Kindle version in April 2013. The Paperback version was published in October 2013.

“Donald's journey deep into the heart of a secret, nefarious organization pays homage to the tireless efforts of World War II codebreakers, superbly illustrating the ingenuity they employed to help shape the path of history.”
– Kirkus Reviews