Dave manages a portfolio of foundations and institutional partners that support Ceres’ advocacy for sustainability leadership in the Food & Forests and Water program areas.
Previously, Dave worked in development for 13 years at Accion, a global microfinance and financial inclusion nonprofit, where his responsibilities included developing and managing partnerships with foundations, corporate social responsibility teams, and public sector funders. Dave also has experience developing philanthropic support from individual donors, as well as organizing events to drive nonprofit visibility and fundraising outcomes.
Dave holds an M.T.S. from Harvard Divinity School and a B.A. in Religious Studies from Canisius College in Buffalo, New York. He serves on the board of the Friends of the Benton Library, a cultural nonprofit in Belmont, Massachusetts, where he resides.