David Smith is an IB and IGCSE Economics teacher at Nexus International School Malaysia, with 25 years of international teaching experience spanning New Zealand, China, Thailand, and Malaysia. He leads generative AI professional development at his school and is pursuing doctoral research into the effectiveness of GenAI tools in international schools across Southeast Asia. David is also the founder of EconDisrupted, a multilingual Economics education approach delivering resources in English, Korean, Mandarin, and Bahasa Melayu, alongside the EconTeachNZ YouTube channel. His work sits at the intersection of subject teaching, Edtech integration, and equitable access for multilingual learners.