David Madden

Partner
San Francisco
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David is one of the search industry’s leading technology recruiters, known for his tenacity and relentless pursuit for finding the right candidates for clients. David is passionate about client service and spends significant time educating himself on his client’s business, management team, unique culture, and competitive landscape, helping to drive profitable growth and improve overall company performance.

David’s primary focus is General Management and Go To Market (Sales & Marketing) roles, reporting directly to the CEO (or Board of Directors) within the technology market place. He has specific expertise in Enterprise Software, Big Data & Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, and FinTech. At Calibre One, he partners with Board of Directors, CEO’s and their management teams of growth-stage technology companies both public and privately held, ranging in size from working with founders and ventures investors on new business concepts to helping provide the leadership and gravitas necessary to attract senior executives to private equity-owned companies. A few notable clients include Adaptive Insights, Automation Anywhere, Avetta, Forcepoint, JDA, MariaDB, Mercury Payment Systems, and QuanticMind.

Born and raised in Silicon Valley with 20 plus years of work experience, David’s deep-rooted network dates back to his childhood. Having enjoyed the beautiful topography growing up, he is an avid outdoor enthusiast whose hobbies include skiing, hiking, golf, tennis and running. He is a graduate of Tulane University and lives in Los Gatos, CA with his three sons.