David A.

Throughout his career, David has contributed to building community

and empowering individuals to reach their potential through various

roles at organizations like CSF (iconectiv), Tumblr, Major League

Hacking, Codecademy, and Georgia Tech.

In 2016, David co-founded a nonprofit organization that delivers meals to the homeless population in central New Jersey, successfully managing large food donation and distribution programs. He also serves on the board of TISLA, The Institute of Student Loan Advisors, where he advises on technical projects and contributes to building a supportive community for students who borrow money.

Following a successful stint in private equity, where David helped modernize a telecom company and facilitated its acquisition, he went on to complete a master's degree from Georgia Tech in computer science. He also gained experience as a faculty Teaching Assistant for graduate cybersecurity for four years part-time.

Between 2020 and 2021, David worked as a Developer Evangelist at R3, advocating for Corda, a private blockchain for financial institutions. Simultaneously, he sourced deals for GVC Partners as an associate, performing financial and technical due diligence and working towards investment. David also participated in YC Startup School and took online courses at Wharton

during this time.

Since 2021, David has served as the CTO of ecoverse, a web3 startup, while working part-time as a VC at the Dubai Future District Fund, sourcing technology startups aimed at diversifying

the UAE economy.

For some more information on me, and my background, here are links to my LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidaawad/) as well as my personal website (https://davidawad .com).

I'm a former CTO who's built out a team in the nonprofit and for profit space. I've been working in venture capital for many years and assist VCs and PEs on technical due diligence for small to medium size checks. (200k+).