As a Managing Director of General Catalyst Partners, David invests in both new and existing technology businesses.  Areas of special interest include: application software; infrastructure software; open source; IP TV services; as well as software on-demand business models.  David is a board member of: Brightcove (Jeremy Allaire and General Catalyst co-founded the company); EZ Prints; Laszlo Systems; Imprivata; OnForce; Ping Identity, rPath, ScanScout; ShortTail Media and Wakonda; He formerly served on the board of IMlogic, a General Catalyst investment that was acquired by Symantec in February 2006.

Prior to co-founding General Catalyst, David held the positions of President, CEO or Senior VP of Sales, Operations or Marketing for four publicly held companies.  Most recently, David led Allaire Corporation from 1997 to 2000 as President, CEO and Board Member.  During his tenure, Allaire grew from a venture-backed start up to an $119M public corporation trading on the NASDAQ.  The company pioneered the Internet Application Server market with industry leading products such as ColdFusion and JRUN.   In January of 2001, Allaire merged with MacroMedia Corporation and continues to be a leading Internet software company.

Prior to his CEO role at Allaire, David held the positions of Senior VP of Sales Operations and Marketing at Frame Technology Corporation, Claris Corporation, and SQA Corporation. Frame Technology and SQA Corporation were venture-backed corporations that successfully completed Initial Public Offerings on the NASDAQ.

Throughout his career, David has been an angel investor, advisor, and board member to several companies, including, Voxeo Corporation, and Firespout Corporation.  He earned a B.A. in Business and Accounting from Norwich University of Vermont.

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