David V. Arnerich

David V. Arnerich has extensive experience in product management and leadership roles. David V. is currently the VP of Product Management at SearchStax since April 2023. Prior to that, they worked as the Senior Director of Product at EZ Texting from October 2020 to May 2022. From September 2018 to March 2020, they served as the Director of Product Management at LERETA, LLC. David V. has also worked as an Advisor at the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism from May 2015 to December 2018, where they provided guidance and collaborated with students in product development.

David has held various director-level positions in product management at YP, The Real Yellow Pages®, Leaf Group (Demand Media), and IAC / Citysearch. At these companies, they led the successful development and launch of new platforms, managed product development and operational management, and oversaw the P&L of websites. David V. was also responsible for implementing new features and content packages, as well as creating innovative search engines and technologies.

Earlier in their career, David worked as a Manager of Product and Marketing at BroadSpire Inc. and as a Managing Editor at GoTo.com, Inc (Overture). David V. started their career as a Media Marketing Consultant, working independently.

Throughout their career, David has demonstrated expertise in agile and lean methodologies, strategic product decision making, road mapping, and financial modeling. David V. has also achieved notable accomplishments, such as spearheading the creation of multi-million-dollar e-commerce platforms, implementing A/B testing processes to increase organic traffic and subscriptions, and creating new content formats utilizing machine learning algorithms.

David V. Arnerich has a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in English from the University of San Diego. David V. also holds a Master of Science (MS) degree in Media Management from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Additionally, they have a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the Syracuse University - Martin J. Whitman School of Management.