David Tockman is a highly experienced business development and strategic alliance professional with a rich history of success in music and entertainment, digital media, online advertising, and technology sectors. With a JD in Law from Brooklyn Law School and a BA in Sociology/Religion from Hampshire College, David has served in many professional capacities, including Director of Business Development at Real Industry, Vice President of Partnerships and Business Development at Snackable AI, Director of Integrated Partnerships at Wanderlust Holdings, and many others.

David's expertise in digital media spans all aspects of editorial, product, technology, and ad sales facets, with a primary focus on prospecting partners, negotiating advantageous business terms, and managing internal team coordination while maintaining long-term relationships critical to advancing the partner's interests and goals. David's experience in music and entertainment covers a broad range of legal and business development areas, including content creation, management, distribution, and consumption across multiple business models.

David is presently the Vice President of Partnerships & Business Development at Snackable.ai, where he has built a discovery engine for spoken word audio that makes audio easy to search, discover, and share. Using AI, this platform allows end-users to find relevant audio content in podcasts, audiobooks, videos, and other media containing audio and deliver content to end-users in new, well-suited formats for business models emerging with the voice-first information paradigm.