David Aktary

As Founder and CEO of onBrief, David designed and built the world's first system to fix the brand marketer / ad agency relationship.

David's expertise lies in identifying industries ripe for disruption. Beginning his career as a software engineer in the automotive industry. he then spent six years with IBM as a web developer, project manager, and business development manager before heading to business school. After graduation, David went on to build a management consulting practice advising clients on marketing and technology, which led to a Vice President role at Threshold Interactive, a digital marketing agency.

David holds a BS in computer science from the University of Michigan and an MBA with a concentration in corporate and investment finance from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. He is a Sun Certified Java Programmer and Project Management Professional.

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