David Sanford

Current

Co-Founder at OptimizeD Foundation
Product Specialist at Béton Brut (i.e. my tech consulting work)
Special Ops at The Corson Building

Member, Board of Directors at Mercer Island Schools Foundation

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Past

Product Manager at Yapta, Inc.
Product and Business Analyst at LinkedIn
Assistant to the CEO at LinkedIn

Founder at MoreGame, Inc.
Intern at MediaX Stanford University
Consultant at ASSU Executive Cabinet
Intern at Verona Asset Partners/Targeted Growth, Inc.
Head Team Manager at Stanford University
Research Assistant at University of Washington

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Education

Stanford University
Mercer Island High School

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Connections

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Industry

Internet

David Sanford’s Summary

I'm always interested in new ideas and entrepreneurship. I love leading teams of diverse people toward achieving goals greater than the sum of our individual capabilities.

I enjoy need finding and applying anologic thinking to solving difficult problems.

My passion is enabling people to pursue *their* passions

David Sanford’s Experience

Co-Founder

OptimizeD Foundation

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

April 2009 — Present (9 months)

The mission of the OptimizeD Foundation is:

"To translate evidence-based D research into understandable, actionable, health-improving outcomes."
Product Specialist

Béton Brut (i.e. my tech consulting work)

(Internet industry)

November 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)

Helping technology start-ups with all things product
Special Ops

The Corson Building

(Restaurants industry)

May 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)

A few exciting things in the works...more to come soon.

Details at: www.thecorsonbuilding.com
Member, Board of Directors

Mercer Island Schools Foundation

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

April 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)
Product Manager

Yapta, Inc.

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

June 2007 — March 2008 (10 months)

All things product.

and taking out the trash. keeping the fridge stocked with cold beer.
Product and Business Analyst

LinkedIn

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

February 2007 — June 2007 (5 months)

•Developed concept for and drove initial implementation of Election '08 initiative featuring presidential candidate Barack Obama's profile, group, and Q&A

•End-to-end creation and management of LinkedIn's philanthropic initiative - LinkedIn for Good

•Reported to the President, Products

•"Twenty percent time" projects, 100% of the time
Assistant to the CEO

LinkedIn

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

June 2006 — February 2007 (9 months)

LinkedIn's "Lewis and Clark."
Founder

MoreGame, Inc.

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Sports industry)

July 2005 — September 2006 (1 year 3 months)

Developed concept for and founded MoreGame, Inc.

The "common application" for college athletic recruiting.
Intern

MediaX Stanford University

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Research industry)

October 2005 — June 2006 (9 months)

MediaX evangelist; assists with annual conference and other MediaX events, conducts independent research projects, reported to the director.
Consultant

ASSU Executive Cabinet

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

May 2005 — May 2006 (1 year 1 month)

I was appointed to the Executive Cabinet of the Associated Students of Stanford University in the spring of '05. In this position, I worked with the President and Vice President of the ASSU and 8 other Cabinet Members. Specifically, I consulted on projects in the Arts, Athletics, Publications, and Social Life at Stanford. I helped both individual Stanford students and student groups to pursue their passions while attending University. Achievements include guiding Stanford Club Sports through a sustainable funding initiative, which included securing a $225,000 pledge from the Office of the President.
Intern

Verona Asset Partners/Targeted Growth, Inc.

(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

June 2004 — September 2004 (4 months)

Analyzed distressed-asset investment opportunities in high-end ($500k+) residential real estate market

Prepared financing and other presentations for Targeted Growth, Inc.
Head Team Manager

Stanford University

(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Sports industry)

May 2004 — September 2004 (5 months)

Pac-10 Championship, #1 AP Poll Ranking, 1st seed NCAA Tournament; Oversee all team management duties, including practice and game-day preperation, scouting, video analysis, equipment management, travel management, establishing and maintaining relationships with external business partners, public relations, development. Oversee a staff of 10 student managers; work with 15 athletes, 6 coaches, athletic trainer, various administrators and athletic directors, media relations and marketing depts.
Research Assistant

University of Washington

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Research industry)

2001 — 2004 (3 years )

Carried out routine dissection and histological preparation of bone samples for osteoporosis study in the first of three summers.

Developed a dynamic computer model of complex network behavior in bone cells in the second year (subsequently published).

Independently designed, developed, and deployed a novel rodent disuse (osteoporosis) model that now drives research direction for the lab and has been published in "Bone."

David Sanford’s Education

Stanford University

B.A. , Entrepreneurial Management , 2002 — 2006

Graduated with honors; I completed an Individually Designed Major entitled, "Markets and Entrepreneurial Management," consisting of the Economics core sequence, with upper division courses in Economics, Management Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Public Policy, and Sociology, as well as select courses at the Graduate School of Business. Studies include the conditions that contribute to entrepreneurship as well as the behavior and outcomes of entrepreneurs and their ventures. Completed Honors Portfolio "The College Athletics Recruiting Market," and "The Expert Non-Expert Hypothesis: An Archetype of Innovation."

Faculty advisors: John Shoven (Economics), Bob Sutton (Management Science & Engineering and Organizational Behavior), Joe Grundfest (Law), Mark Granovetter (Sociology)

Activities and Societies:

ASSU Executive Cabinet Member for Athletics, Arts, Publications, Social Life and Communications Improvement; Class Cabinet; Dorm Government;
Mercer Island High School

Additional Information

David Sanford’s Interests:

Cooking is my passion - aspiring gastropreneur. Tennis is my sport. Music of choice: Jazz. Book that has most impacted my life: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl.