David DeWolfFounder

United States - Haymarket, Virginia

David DeWolf is the founder and CEO of Knownwell, an AI solutions company that is reinventing the way businesses are understood and run in the Intelligence Economy.

Previously he was the Founder and CEO of 3Pillar Global, a digital product development organization that he grew to become the preeminent provider within one of the hottest sectors within technology services. Under David’s leadership, 3Pillar grew for 16 consecutive years to more than 2000 employees. 3Pillar operated in 10 countries and was named to the Inc. 5000, a list of the fastest-growing private companies in the US, ten separate times. David is the co-author of The Product Mindset and has been featured in Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, and Inc. among others.

David is the Managing Member of DeWolf Family Ventures, a Family Office that invests in and supports the next generation of principled entrepreneurs and leaders. Over his career, as an operator, David has raised over $500mm of capital. He has delivered a 4.55x MOIC to investors and driven a 43% IRR across 5 separate funding rounds (3.80x MOIC and 96% IRR on a weighted average basis).

David is a frequent keynote speaker at events. David is passionate about leadership, entrepreneurship, and digital innovation. He serves on the Boards of various for profit and non-profit organizations including Chairman of Capango, where he is currently the Lead Investor, and 2x.marketing a Private Equity Backed Marketing-as-a-Service business, where he serves as Independent Board Member. We served as the Vice Chairman of the Board at the Franciscan University of Steubenville for 8 years and is currently finishing up his 12 year term as a Trustee. Prior to founding 3Pillar, David held multiple technology leadership positions, was an active member of the Apache Software Foundation.

Learn more at http://daviddewolf.com/.

Specialties: Leadership, Team Cohesion, Strategic Planning, Strategic Initiatives, Business Development, Technology Startups, High Growth Companies