Me. A Summary.

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I am a recent graduate of Stanford University, having earned my degree in Economics, in the business strategy concentration. At Stanford, in addition to my role as Class President, I also sat on Stanford's Board of Trustees as a voting member and served as the President of Stanford Marketing Group, the university’s marketing consulting firm. I will be joining Google to work in business strategy, where I hope to bring life-improving technology to low-income and disadvantaged communities. After spending 3 years at Google, I will be returning to Stanford to obtain my MBA, as a recent admit to their “deferred MBA” program.

I combine a strong technical and analytical skill set with a passion for creativity and design in my work and thrive at adapting while in high-pressure environments. In my free time I enjoy directing, acting, and editing short films with my friends, playing basketball on any hoop I can find, and going out to eat Mexican food. 

Background

& Experiences.

In 2019 I was inducted into the Forbes 30 under 30 class as a Forbes 30 under 30 scholar. At Stanford, I always acted as a leader among my peers and as an advocate to University administration.

Previously, I worked as a campaign strategy lead on the Joe Biden for President national campaign and have served as the President of the Freshman Class, President of the Junior Class, President of the Senior Class, a Senator in the Undergraduate Senate, President of Stanford Marketing Group (Stanford’s premier marketing consulting firm), and as a student representative to several University committees, including the Board of Trustees.

In the business world, I have experience from the quintessential Silicon Valley startup and tech giants, to all forms of government entities in the public sector. Most previously, I spent 11 weeks at Google, creating a strategic plan for the Google Pixel Hispanic Heritage Month campaign. 

My professional experience ranges from Google, Microsoft, and Intel to NASA, the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Department of Defense in areas such as business strategy, consumer marketing and campaigning. I have specialized in data-driven persona creation and go-to-market strategic business plans.

"Not only is David prompt, reliable, and detailed, but he is exceptionally bright and action-oriented."

— Colleen Honigsberg, Professor of Law at Stanford University

Qualifications

& Inspirations.

I received my Eagle Scout at 13 years old in 2012 and have continued to mentor rising-Eagles since then. I have always enjoyed public speaking and the excitement of working with my peers, which led me to leadership at a young age. Leadership, especially through student government, has been a constant for me in my academic, professional and personal lives.

I strive to practice a combination of my skill in data analysis and my passion for creative visual expression and have found product management to be an outlet to do so. I hope to create qualitative strategic business plans from data-driven, quantitative analysis. In 2009 I founded what would eventually become one of the largest Minecraft servers in the world, before closing it in late 2015; growing my server is what catalyzed my interest in the intersection of technology and marketing.

I am fluent in both the Windows and Macintosh operating systems, including the entire Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc) and the Google suite (Docs, Slides, Sheets, etc). I have proficient coding experience in Java, R, STATA, and SQL.