Air Vice-Marshal David Anthony Hobart, CB, LVO (born 24 December 1951) is a British executive, aeronautical engineer, and former Royal Air Force (RAF) officer.

Having been commissioned into the RAF in 1972,[1] he reached the rank of air vice-marshal and served as Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Policy) from 2001 to 2004.

[2] He studied at Magdalene College, Cambridge, graduating with a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree in 1991.

[2][3] On 25 February 1972, Hobart was commissioned into the Engineer Branch of the Royal Air Force as a pilot officer.

[10] He was promoted to air vice-marshal in 2001, and served as Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Policy) from 2001 to 2004.