David Gerken, COO & VP of Business Development
David Gerken brings over 20 years of strategy and early-stage business development experience. Previously, David was the founder and CEO of BuzzDash, a leading social polling forum acquired by the Tribune Company, where he secured distribution and content partnerships with several major media properties.
Prior to that, David served as vice president of business development for Net Effect Systems, which was later acquired by Ask Jeeves, and then as COO of Ask Jeeves’ operations in the UK & Ireland. David began his business career as a strategy consultant with Price Waterhouse serving large clients in the entertainment & media industries.
David holds a B.S. and M.S. degree in engineering from the University of Michigan and Caltech, respectively, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.