David Messinger

David Messinger has over 20 years of experience in the entertainment and marketing industries. David is currently the President at Center for Early Education, a position they have held since January 2019.

Prior to joining Center for Early Education, David Messinger was the Chief Marketing Officer at Activision Blizzard from January 2019 to December 2021. During their tenure, they developed a new performance marketing capability with improved UA and LTV models and restructured financial reporting methodology for marketing initiatives. David's marketing budget included, according to syndicated sources, $746 million in measured paid media. Under their leadership, the company's topline revenue grew 25% ($8.1 billion in FY20 versus $6.5 billion in FY19) and operating income grew 47% ($3.1 billion in FY20 versus $2.1 billion in FY19).

Before their time at Activision Blizzard, David Messinger was with Bain & Company from September 2016 to December 2018 as a Senior Associate Consultant. There, they worked on projects in the technology, media & telecom, and private equity industries with clients such as Comcast NBCUniversal, Liberty Global, and Telenor.

From 2014 to 2016, David Messinger was the Head of Business Development & Operations at Whalar, a creative social media agency where they managed relationships with over 150 influencers and increased annual revenue by 200%.

Earlier in their career, David Messinger worked in various production roles at Aggregate Films from 2012 to 2014

David Messinger has a Bachelor’s Degree in English from Duke University and a Certificate in Film & Video.