David brings over 15 years’ experience advising clients and building businesses. He is known for rolling up his sleeves on both strategy and execution, and with having a customer first approach to helping his clients think through digital transformation and growth. Collaboration and trust are hallmarks of David’s leadership.
He started off building a boutique consulting firm specializing in growth strategy for start-ups. Some of his favorite work included expanding a medical device manufacturer internationally, launching a salsa company, and creating the digital strategy for a political campaign.
Wanting to shift from working with startups to advising large enterprises, David became a Managing Consultant at Gallup where he worked with brands such as Microsoft, Amazon, Twitter, Adobe, Hilton, and several others. Still focused on building businesses, he focused on helping his clients reimagine their CX strategy and VOC programs, better scale their culture, and talent strategy. David is now a Principal at Cortico-X, helping build our own business and advising clients on their own business growth.
David holds BA in International Relations and MBA from Brigham Young University. He was born and raised in San Diego and currently resides in Northern Virginia. His greatest achievement is being a co-founder with his wife to a family of 3 young, energetic children.
