David is a 17-year veteran of the venture capital business and the Founder and Managing General Partner of Crescendo Ventures. During his 17 years in the venture capital industry, David has been active in the formation and development of nearly 50 technology companies with 17 IPO’s and a dozen trade-sales. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, a member of the board of the National Venture Capital Associations (NVCA) and a regular participant and panelist at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos. David is also involved as a board member and Chairman of the eSociety for Bay Area office of the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship.
