David is a sales executive with a strong track record of success in building, leading, and scaling high-performance sales and go-to-market (GTM) teams. As part of the Portfolio Success team, he collaborates with Norwest’s early-stage enterprise companies to help define and execute their sales and GTM strategies.
Prior to joining Norwest, David spent over 12 years at Salesforce where he was a driving force behind the enterprise sales organization. Before Salesforce, David also was a sales leader in the early stages of several other notable technology companies, including ADP, Oracle, Netscape, and Ariba, and he was president and CRO at Yext, a digital experience platform. In addition to his operational roles, he has shared his expertise and insights with numerous startups as an advisor, board member, and investor.
David graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University with an MBA in Finance. He also holds a BS in Finance from the University of Connecticut.
David is a sales executive with a strong track record of success in building, leading, and scaling high-performance sales and go-to-market (GTM) teams. As part of the Portfolio Success team, he collaborates with Norwest’s early-stage enterprise companies to help define and execute their sales and GTM strategies.
Prior to joining Norwest, David spent over 12 years at Salesforce where he was a driving force behind the enterprise sales organization. Before Salesforce, David also was a sales leader in the early stages of several other notable technology companies, including ADP, Oracle, Netscape, and Ariba, and he was president and CRO at Yext, a digital experience platform. In addition to his operational roles, he has shared his expertise and insights with numerous startups as an advisor, board member, and investor.
David graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University with an MBA in Finance. He also holds a BS in Finance from the University of Connecticut.
Show a founder or CRO what future success can look like — and get them to believe in it. I’ve been very fortunate to be with the right companies, at the right time, with the right people, and I want them to visualize and then internalize what that feels like. Their confidence will then inspire everyone around them.
What inspires you about your work? What makes you passionate about your work?Seeing entrepreneurs take an idea and make it reality. The streets are littered with great ideas that never succeeded because of lack of execution. I’m passionate about helping these founders build a playbook for success and a scalable framework for execution.
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