David Castle is a Canadian philosopher and bioethicist.
[1] He is a professor in Public Administration and Business at the University of Victoria (UVic).
From 2006 to 2010, he served as Canada Research Chair in Science and Society at the University of Ottawa, where he developed ideas leading to the creation of the Institute for Science, Society and Policy.
His research focuses on social issues and government policy relating to biotechnology, especially nutrigenomics.
On June 1, 2016, Castle was appointed Chair of the Steering Committee of Research Data Canada, an organization supported by CANARIE.