Dave Blanchard

Dave Blanchard is the CEO and Co-Founder of Praxis, a firm dedicated to supporting redemptive entrepreneurship and fostering innovation rooted in faith. With extensive experience in business design from IDEO, where the focus was on enhancing clients' capabilities for innovation, and co-founding ventures such as First 15 Events and DiscLive, Blanchard has a proven track record in managing investment decisions and harnessing technology for live music experiences. Blanchard holds an MBA in Organizational Behavior, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, along with a Master of Engineering Management from The Graduate School at Northwestern University and a Bachelor's degree in Entrepreneurship from Babson College.