David is a dynamic leader with outstanding success growing talent, teams, and business. A record of taking on new, complex challenges, listening, learning, collaborating, and delivering creative solutions with outstanding results in both for-profit and non-profit organizations. As a senior leader for American Express Financial, David led the planning and introduction of new strategic marketing platforms that deepened key stakeholder and consumer relationships - driving over $1 billion in incremental insurance and financial services product sales. As Director and Chief Commercial Officer for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, he worked with the board, officers, staff, and community stakeholders to renew the garden's vision, mission, and strategic plan. In addition, he delivered a new commercial platform that resulted in record admissions, record retail sales, record signature event fundraising, record seasonal exhibit attendance, record memberships, USA Today's #1 Public Garden status, and 76% annual retail revenue growth. From the community to the boardroom, David inspires engagement and new levels of success through his values-driven, people-centric approach, powered by a deep belief in shared mission and community.