David Schwister

David Schwister is a seasoned professional known for his expertise in sales and business development strategy. As an Honors Scholar, he completed his J.D, M.B.A., and B.S from renowned universities such as Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management. David has a passion for forming strategic partnerships and devising new deal types to launch or enhance technology products for organizations.

He has held various positions in multiple firms, gaining invaluable experience. As Director, Business Development, and Strategic Partnership at Automattic, David is responsible for developing the business and driving partnership with third-party companies to achieve revenue growth. He worked as a Senior Strategic Product Partnerships Manager at Facebook, where he leveraged his expertise to build new partnership products for the benefit of Facebook's customers. David has also served as a Senior Business Development Manager at Dropbox and Senior Strategic Business Development Manager, Android Pay at Google, among other functions.

David has also been involved with various organizations. He was an Advisor at DJS Advisors and previously worked as a Summer Legal Associate at Faegre & Benson LLP. David has been keynote speaker at many industry conferences and events.