David Friedlander

Goldjam Creative

San Francisco

David is a professional actor, comedian, and corporate trainer who recently moved to the Bay Area. After receiving his MFA in Dramatic Art from the University of North Carolina, David spent a decade living and working in New York City as an actor and improviser where he was twice favorably reviewed in the New York Times for his performances with New York Classical Theatre.

As a comedian he continued to work with ComedySportz New York and trained with Upright Citizen's Brigade while also performing regionally up and down the East Coast in plays, commercials, and tv shows. The acting work naturally transitioned into corporate trainings with GoldJam Creative and others over the past seven years where, David has led trainings in Male Allyship, Presenting with Impact, Pitch Coaching, Feedback Delivery and a variety other skills. Clients have included Fortune 100 and 500 companies in industries as varied as Management Consulting, Tech Services, Retail Leaders, Law Firms, and Investment Banks. David met GoldJam co-founders Alli Goldberg and Jen Jamula while studying with them at Yale University.