Professional summary
- The thought leader on Relationship Economics, helping clients drive unprecedented growth via a unique return on their strategic relationships, leadership strategies via disruptive technologies such as social and mobile, and adaptive innovation.
- Enterprise growth strategist, international keynote speaker, author of best selling book, Relationship Economics - revised & updated (Wiley), The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Raising Capital (Praeger), ConnectAbility (McGraw-Hill), and Return on Impact (ASAE).
- Previous roles include President, Interim COO, VP of Sales, Senior Management Advisor, VP of Business Development and Marketing, and National Director of Professional Services; Large company experience at IBM, SGI (formerly Silicon Graphics), Read more
- The thought leader on Relationship Economics, helping clients drive unprecedented growth via a unique return on their strategic relationships, leadership strategies via disruptive technologies such as social and mobile, and adaptive innovation.
- Enterprise growth strategist, international keynote speaker, author of best selling book, Relationship Economics - revised & updated (Wiley), The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Raising Capital (Praeger), ConnectAbility (McGraw-Hill), and Return on Impact (ASAE).
- Previous roles include President, Interim COO, VP of Sales, Senior Management Advisor, VP of Business Development and Marketing, and National Director of Professional Services; Large company experience at IBM, SGI (formerly Silicon Graphics), and Kforce Consulting; Startup experience at Procuri, Catarra, TIAN Software, and Accelerating 1to1.
- An active member of professional organizations including the Society of International Business Fellows (SIBF), Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), and National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD).
- Former board member of the Center for Puppetry Arts, former Co-chair of the United Way Tech Initiative; passionate about Boy Scouts of America.
- Featured in a variety of publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Knowledge @ Wharton, The Atlanta Business Chronicle, Georgia Trend, Success, Entrepreneur and Associations Now magazines.
- A native of Iran, David earned an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University where he's often a guest lecturer, and his BA degree in Management from Georgia State University
