| David Nish | |
| Birth Date: | 1960 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Barrhead, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Education: | Paisley Grammar School |
| Alma Mater: | University of Glasgow |
| Occupation: | Businessman |
| Years Active: | 1981–present |
| former CEO, Standard Life | |
| Term: | 2009–2015 |
| Predecessor: | Sir Sandy Crombie[1] |
| Successor: | Keith Skeoch[2] |
| Spouse: | Caroline Nish |
| Children: | 2 |
David Thomas Nish (born 5 May 1960) is a Scottish businessman. He is the former chief executive (CEO) of Standard Life, a British long term savings and investment company.
He was born and brought up in Barrhead, the son of a Royal Mail sorting office manager father (who died from a cerebral haemorrhage when Nish was just 17) and nurse mother. He was educated at Paisley Grammar School and the University of Glasgow, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in accountancy.[3]
He was CEO of Standard Life from November 2009 until August 2015, having joined on 1 November 2006 as group finance director. He was previously a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers and finance director of ScottishPower.[4]
Nish comes from Glasgow, and still lives there. He and his wife Caroline have been married since 1983 and have two adult children.[5]