David Bank

Current

• VP, Civic Ventures, and Editor, Encore.org at Civic Ventures

Past

• staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal
• Staff Writer at San Jose Mercury News

Education

• Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism
• University of California, Santa Cruz
• Harvard University

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David Bank’s Summary

David Bank is vice president of Civic Ventures, a national non-profit based in San Francisco, and editor of Encore.org, the hub of Civic Ventures' "encore campaign."

Civic Ventures' many projects are focused on the proposition that the aging of American society presents an unprecedented opportunity for personal and social renewal, as the largest generation in history puts their talents and experience toward solving society's most pressing problems. With the Baby Boom generation reaching what has been traditional retirement age, the most scarce resource -- time -- is becoming abundant.

A veteran journalist, Bank was a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, covering the Internet, Microsoft and the software industry. His book, Breaking Windows: How Bill Gates Fumbled the Future of Microsoft (Free Press) was named one of the "Best Business Books of 2001" by the Harvard Business Review and Amazon.com. (For more information, see www.breakingwindows.net.) He launched the national philanthropy beat at the Journal and pioneered coverage of West Coast philanthropy, giving-while-living, and the new crop of billionaire advocates.

Previously, he covered Silicon Valley for the San Jose Mercury News and L.A. City Hall for the Los Angeles Daily News and was a foreign correspondent based in Seoul, South Korea. He has also filed from Tibet, the Philippines, Japan, Vietnam, Cambodia, El Salvador, and Mexico. His magazine articles have appeared in Newsweek, Wired, Mother Jones, and Out. Bank was a 1996 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. He has an M.S. in journalism from Columbia University and a B.A. in politics from the University of California at Santa Cruz.

David Bank’s Experience

• VP, Civic Ventures, and Editor, Encore.org

  Civic Ventures

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

  October 2005 — Present (4 years 2 months)

  Editor, Encore.org and broad strategy, policy, communications role around Civic Ventures' "Encore" campaign, which seeks to establish a new market category and social norm around "encore careers" -- jobs that combine social purpose and pay and that may fit many people's needs after the end of their primary careers for both continued income and a chance to "give back."

• staff reporter

  The Wall Street Journal

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; dj; Newspapers industry)

  October 1996 — October 2005 (9 years 1 month)

  Covered software, internet and Microsoft from 1996-2000, then took a book leave to write "Breaking Windows" (Free Press, 2001). WSJ national philanthropy reporter, 2001-2003. Covered software and computer security, 2003-2005.

• Staff Writer

  San Jose Mercury News

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Newspapers industry)

  July 1990 — July 1995 (5 years 1 month)

David Bank’s Education

• Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism

  BS , Journalism , 1984 — 1985

  Activities and Societies:

  Pulitzer Traveling Fellowship

• University of California, Santa Cruz

  BA , Politics , 1977 — 1982

• Harvard University