Major General David Anthony Hirst Shaw, CBE (born 19 February 1957) is a former British Army officer who commanded the 2nd Division from 2009 to 2012.

Brought up in Sri Lanka, Shaw was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1976.

[2] He took up the post of General Officer Commanding 2nd Division and Governor of Edinburgh Castle in 2009.

[4] Shaw was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2012 New Year Honours.

[6] Shaw is co-founder and CEO of Launchpad (2013), a charity based in Newcastle and Liverpool that helps mostly homeless veterans make a successful transition to civilian life.