Engaging, provocative, and fun, David is a highly effective facilitator who brings energy, insight, and real-world relevance to every session. He is deeply experienced in working with leaders and teams to strengthen their ability to lead, collaborate, and compete in complex, fast-changing environments. His facilitation style challenges assumptions, sparks meaningful dialogue, and keeps participants actively engaged throughout the experience.

David excels at quickly identifying core strengths and critical development themes within a group, then designing facilitated experiences that align desired outcomes with practical actions and clear measures of success. His sessions are structured, purposeful, and interactive—helping participants translate insight into behaviors that drive performance and results.

With extensive experience navigating matrixed organizations and working across global and virtual teams, David brings a nuanced understanding of diverse perspectives and enterprise-wide dynamics. This allows him to design and facilitate sessions that address complex challenges related to people, strategy, and systems implementation, while fostering alignment and shared ownership.

David has facilitated impactful sessions for a broad range of organizations, including Sony, Blizzard, KPMG, Hollywood Live, 1st Street Mentors, Human Capital Institute, Envelope Manufacturers Association, and the Leading Transformational Change Forum.

FACILITATION EXPERTISE
Executive presence; Owning oneself, one’s role, the room; Navigating politics, play, performance, succession; Inspiring vision/strategy; Innovation; Working with difficult people

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS
Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) ─ Widener University, Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology
MBA ─ Widener University, Graduate School of Business
MS Ed ─ University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education
BA, Psychology ─ University of Pennsylvania
Licensed Psychologist

OPERATIONAL BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
During his 12 years with The Walt Disney Company, David held a variety of executive positions with increasing responsibilities across several global operating segments. These positions included a range of specialist and subject matter expertise roles focused on the growth of businesses via innovation, global immersion, and the use of technology on multiple platforms. David has prior M&A (Mergers & Acquisitions) experience as a direct partner in the business. He has worked with senior executives and teams from around the world and led the development and coaching initiatives for the organization’s Top 200 leaders.

COACHING EXPERIENCE
BUSINESS SECTORS: Media, Technology, Finance, Healthcare, Professional Services
LEADERSHIP LEVELS: VPs, SVPs, EVPs, C‐Suite Executives