David is a multifarious designer and founder of multiple companies and nonprofits; currently the CEO of Uplift490. He is a life-long learner, innovator, and instigator involved in many pioneer ventures and technologies. David advocates for rethinking, redesigning, and regeneration in the areas of affordable products, renewable energy, sustainable materials, green chemistry, biomimicry, advanced manufacturing, and both exponential and appropriate technologies. He’s also a husband, father, hiker, and poet.