David Carpe, Principal and Founder In addition to his leadership role at Clew, David spends a portion of each week working as a Program Manager for the Office of the CSA at Microsoft Corporation and also as an Associate with ReedShay. Before creating Clew, David served as Chairman and CEO of everpath, Inc., a venture-backed software and internet services firm. He successfully raised venture financing and defined strategies and goals for the firm. Previously, Dave co-founded and managed Thorn & Graves, a consulting firm catering to emerging market organizations. Earlier, David worked for several years in consulting and research as a principal with a boutique firm. He began his professional career with Fidelity Investments as an Equity Trading Assistant within Fidelity Capital Markets, and later worked as a Research Associate within Fidelity Capital. He received his BFA from the George Washington University (stone sculpture) and his MBA from Babson College, where he authored a case on valuation for the Division Chair of Finance. He has also worked as a Volunteer Teacher with the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) through the Citizen’s Schools of Boston and continues to participate in Babson’s innovative Coaching for Leadership and Teamwork Program (CLTP) program. David has written extensively in the areas of human resources, research as well as competitive intelligence covering numerous processes, products and opinions. He is a regularly featured columnist for Competitive Intelligence Magazine. Additionally, he has provided expert commentary to myriad publications ranging from the Wall Street Journal, Fortune Magazine, Wired and The New York Times to the Boston Globe, Chronicle of Philanthropy and CFO.com. Memberships include: Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP), SCIP Partner Program, INSNA (International Network for Social Network Analysis), AIIP (Association of Independent Information Professionals) and the MIT Enterprise Forum. David is also a Founding Member of the Human Capital Institute. Recently, David was the recipient of a “2007 Future HR Leader” Award from Human Capital Magazine recognizing his work bringing CI to corporate HR teams; he also received this award in 2005. Outside of Clew, David serves on the Membership Advisory Committee of SCIP (2008), the board of Conditor (wireless gaming) and the advisory board of Jigsaw Data Corporation.
