Dave Gilbert

Dave Gilbert has a diverse work experience. Dave is currently working at Newsela as the Director of Business Development since September 2022. In this role, they focus on accelerating revenue growth, creating strategic partnership programs, conducting market analysis, and ensuring organizational readiness.

Prior to Newsela, Dave worked at Clever Inc. from 2016 to 2018, where they held the role of Strategic Partnerships. Dave'sresponsibilities involved addressing data and security challenges in educational software development, making software deployment scalable, and improving the quality of education worldwide.

Before Clever Inc., Dave worked at Optimizely as an Enterprise Account Executive from 2015 to 2016. Dave played a vital role in providing powerful and easy-to-use website optimization and personalization through A/B and multivariate testing.

Dave also has experience as the Director of Inside Sales at Medrio from 2014 to 2015, overseeing commercial sales and account management, and achieving significant growth. Earlier in their career, they worked at Demandforce as a Senior Sales Manager from 2013 to 2014, where they were responsible for providing SaaS marketing and communications solutions.

Dave's work experience also includes their tenure as a Regional Sales Manager at Demandforce from 2011 to 2013, where they achieved outstanding revenue production, exceeded sales quotas, and helped launch a new customer vertical.

Before entering the technology industry, Dave worked as a Management Consultant at RGA Associates from 2008 to 2011.

Dave Gilbert holds a BA degree in Psychology and Religious Studies from UC Santa Barbara.