Dave has spent over 40 years as an entrepreneurial executive, in the founding and development of successful information and image technology enterprises. He has special experience in the development of strategic alliances, venture capital financing, and in managing the inter-organizational relationships of joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions.

Dave has served as founding CEO of DataCopy, Inc., Zytron Corporation, Zytron Data Systems and Iconix, and as President of the Zytron Division of Dun+Bradstreet Corporation. Following his entrepreneurial career he became a venture partner in MK Global Ventures, and upon his retirement, continued his investing activities as a member of the Silicon Valley Band of Angels. He was the founding chairman of VentureStream, an “end of the bubble” incubator for Internet startups, which mercifully closed its doors in the Spring of 2000.

He also has been active for over a decade in the development and executive management of non-profit community-based organizations and projects devoted to health and wellness, and as a member of the Investors’ Circle, an organization devoted to socially responsible investing.

Recently he has focused his time and energy seeking ways to join with others in leaving the legacy of a sustainable world to his 4 children and 12 grandchildren and their generational cohorts around the world.

Dave and Ginny, his wife of 50 years, enjoy adventure travel with their extended family and. active participation in golf, tennis and skiing. They live in Portola Valley, California.

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