David (“DJ”) has been scaling consumer businesses, creating global brands and rapidly growing revenues for over 25 years. He blends a decade of problem-solving in management consulting with 15+ years of a valuable combination of e-commerce, marketplace, viral/social media, and mobile experience – within consumer and Internet industries at leading global technology companies (eBay) and new online, successful mobile startups (Shazam). But, most importantly, he loves growing businesses and revenues through marketing, partnerships, and product.
As the EVP of Marketing and commerce for Shazam Entertainment for 4 years (2010-2013), he grew the user base 8x to 86 million monthly actives, increased the sales of digital goods by 10X to $325 million/year, and built a global consumer brand. Before that, as the VP of Global Marketing at Friendster from 2006-2009, David co-led the turnaround of Friendster from near-death to the 7th largest website in the world, the #1 social network in Asia-Pacific at the time and grew monthly unique users from 5 million to over 70 million, all in 2 years (2008). From 2002 to 2006, David held several marketing and general management positions at eBay, including almost 2 years as the director and general manager of eBay’s U.S. Entertainment $1 billion+ business, where he tripled its growth rate. Most recently, he served as Chief Business Officer at ApniCure, building and scaling the company’s new direct-to-consumer (DTC) business model for selling an FDA-cleared consumer medical device for obstructive sleep apnea.
David holds a B.A. in Quantitative Economics with Honors and Distinction from Stanford University. He loves traveling (who doesn’t?), golf, wine, food, and live music.
