Dave Clark

David Clark is a Venture Partner with Elevate Ventures. His responsibilities include mentoring portfolio company leadership, sourcing and evaluating new investment opportunities, and establishing a collaborative angel network community throughout Indiana. He is an accomplished senior executive and visionary leader with a passion for achieving results paired equally with a talent for executing creative business development strategies and tactics. David has identified and cultivated record breaking revenue growth and profitability within a range of competitive domestic and international markets. His comprehensive background spans a multitude of industries that have included health care, technology, consumer goods, telecommunications, financial, and many other sectors. David has held leadership roles with multimillion to billion dollar IT and telecommunications organizations such as Director of European Product Marketing, Vice President of Regional Sales, COO and CEO. Most recently, David served as Managing Director for 40 North, a consulting firm that primarily serves start-up and early stage companies to develop and execute aggressive growth strategies, obtain the resources required to execute the strategies, and develop key performance measures to support the new ventures. He is also a founder of the Indiana Angel Network. David earned a Bachelor's Degree in Finance from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business. In addition to his many career highlights, David received the Growth 100 Award from Indiana University Kelley School of Business and was also nominated for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award