David is the Director of the Galant Center for Entrepreneurship and an Assistant Professor within the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia. At U.Va., he teaches entrepreneurship courses, manages programs and events, and works with various members of the U.Va. and Charlottesville communities to support entrepreneurship efforts across and beyond Grounds.

His research has been published in and presented to academic, policy and practice audiences, and cited by a variety of media outlets (e.g. Financial Times; BBC, National Public Radio; WIRED; Billboard; Congressional Quarterly). Prior to his role at U.Va., David founded or held management/advisory roles in a series of startup ventures, resulting in experience across the lifecycle of new ventures—from idea to acquisition, and at times, failure.