David Leser is a prominent Australian journalist, author and public interviewer.

A former Middle East and North American correspondent he has been a journalist for 32 years and become widely known in Australia for his in-depth profiles and stories on social and political issues.

He has interviewed everyone from Susan Sarandon to Xena, the Warrior Princess, John Howard to Alan Jones, the Dalai Lama to Eckhart Tolle. He is also a public interviewer and guest lecturer.