David is the Chief Strategy Officer at Instapanel, a people-powered, tech-empowered video and quant market research company. At Instapanel, David leads a team that helps shape creative & strategic research approaches, using technology to turn raw qualitative conversations into quantified story-driven insights that solve all kinds of problems, from social issues to business transformation. At Instapanel, David has supported clients from start-ups to some of the largest companies in the world including Amazon, Coca-Cola, Mondelez, Ford and AT&T. Equal parts strategist, translator, and collaborator, David loves connecting the dots between what people say, what they do- and turning this into meaningful action. He is a multiple time award winning Effie and ARF David Ogilvy winner, including the Grand Ogilvy in 2024. And he still learns something new every time. Prior to Instapanel, David had a decade long career at WPP, with stints at Penn Schoen & Berland, Grey, Ogilvy and latterly VML leading research & brand strategy for a series of Fortune 500 companies, as well as leading VML’s marketing effectiveness programs.