David J. Godwin

David Godwin is a sales and marketing executive who currently serves as chief revenue officer at CATO SMS. In this capacity, Godwin is responsible for all business development and marketing activities.

Godwin has over 35 years of experience in healthcare and, more specifically, the clinical development industry. Prior to his current role, Godwin was at Parexel International where he most recently served as the senior vice president of global business development and as a member of the executive committee. During his over-20-year tenure in business development at Parexel, Godwin built and led high performing global teams that consistently drove business growth and market expansion, including the successful launch of an informatics business, establishment of industry-leading sponsor partnerships, development of business across Asia, and the creation in 2010 of a business focused exclusively on small and emerging sponsor companies. Prior to Parexel, Godwin worked in several teaching hospitals where he held management positions, including department director in information management.

Godwin earned a B.S. in health information management from Ithaca College and an MBA from Boston College.