Dave's family moved to Lake Forest in 1970. He attended St. Mary's, Deerpath middle school, and Lake Forest high school, graduating as salutatorian. After earning a BSEE from MIT, Dave launched his career designing cell phone hardware and software at Motorola. After earning an MBA at Kellogg and a stint in M&A, Dave "came home" to software development by joining Accenture. He has spent the past 25 years founding, growing, and selling software companies. He is currently Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of Revenova, a leading Transportation Management System provider. He is an issued software patent inventor.

While living in Chicago, Dave tutored kids at Mercy Home for Boys, and served meals at Little Sisters of the Poor. He currently volunteers at his local church. He looks forward to helping preserve everything that makes Lake Forest such a special place to live.