David brings 35 years of agency and client-side experience, combining strategy, design, and communication that sits at the intersection of business intelligence and creative expression.  As a trusted advisor to clients, he turns complex organizational and market dynamics into insight-driven outcomes that inspire growth and efficiency. Before joining HarrisX, he was a founding member of the U.S. Strategic Growth team at Ipsos and led major client relationships including Nike, Disney, Walmart, Marriott, Royal Caribbean, and Tapestry.

On the client side, David held roles in business planning, marketing, sales operations, innovation, brand management, and leadership during his time with Tropicana, Taco Bell, Abbott Laboratories, and Reader’s Digest. He has also held roles across the insights industry at Nielsen, IRI (Circana), GfK (NIQ), Research Now (Dynata), and Kantar, including roles with P&L accountability, strategy, and executive leadership.

Originally from San Diego, David is a magna cum laude graduate of Vanderbilt University with degrees in Human Resources & Organizational Development and Exercise Science and earned an MBA from The Ohio State University.