Dave Doorman Kaltschmidt is an accomplished marketing professional with extensive experience in product marketing, growth marketing, and self-service. He studied at the University of Maryland and holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from the Robert H. Smith School of Business. Dave has worked for high-profile companies such as DigitalOcean and AppFirst, where he contributed to the growth of the marketing department, leading different roles along the way. Currently, he serves as the VP of Self-Service at Grafana Labs, driving the growth of a user-friendly platform.

Dave has developed a broad range of skills across marketing, product management, and enterprise services, leveraging his experience in strategy, messaging, campaign execution, and analytics to develop and implement successful marketing initiatives, and commercialize products effectively. He also acts as Acceleprise Mentor at Forum Ventures, sharing his marketing knowledge with others.