David Falk Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, US

A child’s zip code or socioeconomic status should never determine the quality of their education.A growing body of research confirms that an arts-integrated education is essential for furthering holistic educational outcomes because it nurtures creativity, critical thinking, and emotional expression—skills fundamental to a child’s development and success.

BeDoWin Institute is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to transform lives and communities through entrepreneurship. We build meaningful and lasting bridges to connect venture capital investors with the best startups led by historically overlooked founders and entrepreneurs—chiefly, women of all races, and Black and Latino men.Since 2020.

• Within the country’s oldest artist residency, supporting the creative work of many of the world’s distinguished writers, filmmakers, composers, performers, and visual artists.
• Completed a $10M Capital Campaign, restoring the organization’s public face and creative hub, Yaddo’s 1893 National Historic Landmark Mansion.
• Co-directed a team of fundraising professionals supporting a $3.7 million annual operating budget for artist residencies and landmark/grounds preservation.
• Managed grant proposals and fundraising appeals to government, foundation, corporate, and individual funders.
• Worked closely with artists, board members, and other stakeholders to mine donor interests and cultivation strategies around specific artistic disciplines, geographic regions, and other program areas.
• Integrated Development priorities with Community Engagement activities, generating compelling digital content for email marketing, website, social media, newsletters, annual reports, and event/program sponsorships.

New York, New York, US

• Assisted in directing all facets of the Touchstone list, from acquisition to creative publication, from packaging and consumer marketing of all imprint titles, to administering the overall business strategy of the.
• Oversaw and assisted the editorial staff by guiding acquisitions and shaping book creation, positioning, and marketing; closely managed author and agent relations, fostering longstanding loyalty and trust.
• Closely managed Touchstone P&L statement, maximizing sales while minimizing expenses to increase the profitability of the imprint.
• Exceeded corporate imprint budget goal 7 years during 9-year tenure.

• Responsible for the sales and marketing of all Overlook Press titles to all National and Key Accounts.
• Restructured sales and marketing organization to operate more effectively.
• Worked alongside President and Publisher, making a wide variety of publishing decisions.

Boston, Massachusetts, US

• Directed the sales and marketing management of all Houghton Mifflin Adult and Children’s titles to all retail and wholesale national accounts.
• Held an executive committee role in various internal publishing decisions, from acquisition to positioning and print-setting, from cover design, to marketing and publicity strategy and planning.
• Exceeded annual corporate sales goal 9 years during 11-year tenure.

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Purchased frontlist and backlist titles and managed inventory of several major trade publishers, including Random House, St. Martin’s Press, Bantam Doubleday Dell, Wiley, WW Norton.
• Negotiated stock offers to warrant additional inventory and increase sales.
• Represented B&T at various panel conferences and trade shows.

New York, US

• Opened and managed 33,000 sq ft superstore, supervising 70+ employees.
• Increased annual sales from $6 million to $11 million.
• Managed inventory, local ordering, created unique in-store promotions.
• Initiated community outreach programs to facilitate book sales.
• Successfully launched one of the first Starbucks cafés in a Barnes & Noble store.