David has overseen the growth of Certiport from a small start-up company to the leading provider of global, performance-based certification programs and comprehensive solutions designed to enable individual success and lifetime advancement. He has led company efforts in development of the world's first globally recognized standard for digital literacy - the Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC³). He has also managed the company's diversification into new markets in more than 128 countries and 20 languages. He possesses more than 27 years of management experience in numerous industries. Prior to joining Certiport, David served as Vice President of Business Development for CENTRA. He has also served as Vice President of Marketing for Design Access and as Deputy Executive Director of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). His work includes close partnerships with government agencies to implement statewide legislation on certification standards to realize elevated professional practice. David holds an MBA from the City University Business School in London, England, and a bachelor's degree in chemical sciences and management from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. He is a member of several boards of directors, including LINK AMERICAS Foundation, a not-for-profit organization serving to bring digital literacy to underserved populations, and serves as a member of the Global Council of Partners for the "Power Users of Technology" initiative governed by the Education Development Center (EDC). |