Education
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
MBA, Internet Marketing -Stanford University
BA Economics, -Work Experience
Amira Learning
2022-01-01 - 2023-01-01
Amira Learning
KiwiCo, Inc.
2019-01-01 - 2022-01-01
KiwiCo, Inc.
Edmodo
2018-01-01 - 2019-01-01
Edmodo
KiwiCo, Inc.
2011-01-01 - 2018-01-01
KiwiCo, Inc.
Various
2005-11-01 - 2017-11-01
Various
Third Ave Labs
2009-01-01 - 2011-01-01
Third Ave Labs
Mill River Labs
2007-02-01 - 2009-07-01
Mill River Labs
PayPal
2000-01-01 - 2005-01-01
PayPal
Skills
Summary
Extensive entrepreneurial, product, marketing, growth, strategy, and operational experience with a variety of Ed Tech, eCommerce, FinTech, Internet, and mobile startups. David is currently the CMO and GM of Consumer at Amira Learning, a leading educational technology provider of AI language tutoring software used by over 2 million kids in 15 countries worldwide. Prior to Amira, David was Co-founder and COO at KiwiCo (formerly Kiwi Crate), an innovative subscription commerce startup focused on delivering monthly hands-on projects to kids to encourage STEAM learning. After starting as the VP of Product & Marketing and helping KiwiCo become a leader in the educational subscription commerce space, David also led the Growth, Technology, Design, Strategy, and Finance teams before becoming the company's COO. Prior to Kiwi Crate, David was the Co-founder and CEO of Third Ave Labs, the company behind the iPhone app recommendation service Apptizr. Before that, David was the Co-Founder and CEO of Mill River Labs, an angel-backed startup that developed TradeVibes and Mogees, David was responsible for the overall strategy and operations of the company. Prior to Mill River Labs, David was the Sr. Director of Product Management for PayPal, responsible for team product strategy, planning, roadmap, and execution. Prior to PayPal, David consulted for various Internet companies & global fortune 500 companies focusing on marketing strategy. He has over a decade of marketing experience first as a consultant for Mercer Management Consulting and later as an independent consultant. His experiences include developing marketing strategies for companies like AOL, Netscape, Citibank, Kiva, and eBay. David received his MBA from the Stanford GSB and a BA in Economics with Honors & Distinction from Stanford University. Specialties: Product Management, Marketing, Growth, Strategy, General Management, Team building, eCommerce, Social Networks, Education, Payments, Mobile Applications, Security, Entrepreneurship, Angel investing, iPhone