As Brightspot’s CSO, David is responsible for our DevOps, Security, IT and Customer Support functions as well as playing advisory roles in both the Gyro product line and Brightspot’s federal offerings. David has been the CIO since October of 2018.
Prior to taking on the CSO role, David oversaw the technical consulting functions of our Professional Services, including software development, quality assurance, and program management.
Since joining Brightspot in 2014, David has taken pride in supporting the company’s highly successful program that fosters the growth of professionals just starting out in their careers. Watching young people find their way and succeed within the company is tremendously rewarding for David.
Prior to Brightspot, David led the Business IT and Information Security organizations at Neustar, an information and analytics company, where he played an integral role in transforming Neustar’s IT infrastructure to support sustained double-digit growth.
Before Neustar, David was Vice President at AOL, acting as General Manager for the Winamp family of products and leading the global Technology organization for the AOL Media division.
Prior to taking on that role, David was Senior Director of Systems and Networking operations teams at both WebMD, where he streamlined the management of production and IT systems, and AOL, where he developed a new content delivery architecture for AOL's then-emerging presence on the free web.