| @changds |
| Cornell University, B.S. | 1992 |
| Computer Science | |
| Harvard Business School, M.B.A. | 2001 |
David is the Chief Operating Officer of WHERE, Inc. and is responsible for a broad range of the company’s functional groups including product, UX, development, and operations. Prior to WHERE’s acquisition by PayPal in April 2011, he held the role of VP of Product, which included strategy and corporate development.
David is a seasoned executive with a track record of success in mobile, media, and online search/advertising at venture-backed startups. As a results-oriented leader, he has a deep bias towards execution and empowering cross-functional teams to beat the competition. He has over fifteen years of product, marketing, and technology experience at both direct-to-consumer and enterprise companies, all five of which were acquired or IPO’d.
On the consumer side, David was VP of Marketing and Co-founder of Mobicious, where he led product and marketing efforts. He was also Director of New Products at TripAdvisor, where he launched new features to meet consumers’ needs. On the enterprise side, David was Director of Product Marketing at m-Qube, a pioneer in the mobile content space. Earlier in his career, he held a senior product role at edocs and was a VP of Technology at Goldman Sachs.
David holds a BS with Distinction in Computer Science from Cornell University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
