David R. Warwick

David R. Warwick is investor, researcher and writer. Born in Berkeley, California, where he graduated from the University of California, he a holds LLB and JD degrees from the Hastings College of Law. He practiced law for decade before turning his attention to commercial real estate investments and, when time permitted, to the subject of the cashless society. Warwick lives with his wife in Santa Rosa, California.

He's tackled the question of abandoning cash for decades in various publications. He first wrote a booklet "Reducing Crime by Eliminating Cash" which was published by the National Council on Crime and Delinquency. He wrote the book, 'Ending Cash: The Public Benefits of Federal Electronic Currency' (Quorum Books 1998). He's written several articles over the years that appeared in The Futurist, beginning with “The Cash-Free Society.” He’s aired his views on National Public Radio.

His most recent book, 'The Abolition of Cash: America's $660 Billion Burden,' published in 2015, follows the same theme but takes into consideration the dynamic changes brought on by general adoption of digital money, cybercrime and unfolding security technologies.