CEO

• David Whelan is the founder and CEO of Urban Rest—a fast-growing leader in flexible living that’s reshaping corporate travel across Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and Ireland. With a background in finance and a deep curiosity about how people live and work, David launched Urban Rest in 2016 to offer something different: curated spaces that combine thoughtful design with the flexibility today’s business travellers need.
• Under his leadership, Urban Rest has grown from a single apartment to a multi-market platform, spanning boutique hotels, build-to-rent, and office conversions. At its core is a proprietary operating platform and tech stack built to unlock smarter, more sustainable ways of living. For David, it’s all about creating flexible living solutions across various infrastructure as a service verticals.