David is the definition of a serial entrepreneur and investor. After teaching himself to code in 8th grade, David went on to build many software businesses, culminating in Pardot, now Salesforce’s marketing cloud. David poured his energy and success back into the Atlanta ecosystem by launching the Atlanta Tech Village in 2012, one of the largest coworking hubs for tech startups in the country. He mentored and invested in hundreds of startups including SalesLoft (acquired by Vista Equity for $2.5B), Calendly, Rigor, Terminus, SingleOps, Intown Golf and many others. His latest visionary venture is transforming South Downtown Atlanta into a new startup hub. David is a proud graduate of Duke University and father of four.