David is currently the Head of Growth & Operations at dYdX Foundation and formerly Growth Lead at dYdX trading. He leads growth strategy and execution, as well as business development, DAO partnerships, operations, and marketing. He has been in the crypto industry for the last 6 years first as investor and then on the startup building side (Techstars Blockchain Accelerator). He also worked with the World Economic Forum / Wharton School to co-author the "DeFi Beyond the Hype" report as well as the "DeFi Policy-Maker Toolkit"