David Grover

David Grover served as Group Chief Executive Officer of ROSHN, the largest real estate development company in Saudi Arabia. ROSHN is powered by the Public Investment Fund and chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Grover has almost 35 years of experience working across master-planned projects.

Grover holds a bachelor of science degree in quantity surveying from the University of Birmingham and a master of science specializing in construction law from King's College London. He has extensive experience in the delivery of complex, large-scale, high-profile development programs in Europe and Asia, including the London 2012 Olympic Games, Canary Wharf, the Shard, and Paddington Basin.

Prior to joining ROSHN, Grover served as a group board director at Mace Group in the UK, where the firm had a turnover of more than $2.5 billion and employed 6,500 people operating through five global hubs covering 65 countries. Grover also held the position of CEO of Mace Developments. Joining the UK firm in 1992, Grover worked across most key aspects of the business, from consultancy to construction and development.

Grover was appointed as the Group CEO of Roshn in 2020 and oversaw the firm's massive real estate development plans in the kingdom. He was featured in Arabian Business' +966 Leadership Book as one of the Top 50 Business Leaders in Saudi Arabia and included in Construction Week's Power 100 list in third place of the developer's category. As of April 2024, Grover has transitioned to an 'Ex Roshn / PIF' status.

Career History

• Group CEO, ROSHN Group (2020–April 2024)
• Group Board Director, Mace Group, UK
• CEO, Mace Developments
• Various roles at Mace Group (joined 1992), from consultancy to construction and development

What Grover could bring to future roles: With his track record of successfully delivering complex mega-projects including Olympic Games infrastructure, iconic landmarks such as The Shard and Canary Wharf, and his recent tenure transforming Saudi Arabia's residential landscape under Vision 2030, Grover brings international expertise in large-scale urban development, public-sector collaboration, and community-centric real estate strategy to executive positions in real estate, construction, and infrastructure sectors.