David McArdle
Founder & Executive Director
David is the Founder and Executive Director of ALBA Editing & Proofreading, established in 2010 to provide high-level editorial and strategic publication support to academics, research institutions, and policy organisations worldwide.
Educated at the University of Oxford (MPhil in Russian and East European Studies), with further postgraduate distinction from the University of St Andrews and the University of Glasgow, David combines rigorous academic training with over a decade and a half of continuous editorial leadership. He is also a fluent Russian speaker, reflecting his long-standing academic and professional engagement with the post-Soviet region.
He has personally edited and overseen several thousand academic manuscripts and hundreds of doctoral theses, supporting successful submissions to leading universities and top-tier peer-reviewed journals.
He leads ALBA’s strategic direction, quality assurance, and institutional partnerships, ensuring that every manuscript meets the highest standards of clarity, coherence, and publication readiness.
