Dave manages Reboot’s programs team, charged with bringing complex, multi-stakeholder governance and development initiatives into reality. He oversees project roadmaps, staffing, and deliverables for a range of Reboot client engagements.

An accomplished international development practitioner, Dave joins Reboot from Mercy Corps, where he worked on program design, implementation, and evaluation. In Kenya, he managed the field programs for Yes Youth Can!, a USAID-funded initiative to engage Kenyan youth politically and economically. He oversaw a team covering six of Kenya’s eight provinces, administering and monitoring 3,700 micro-grants to youth groups working on community development projects and starting small businesses.

Beyond youth and peacebuilding programs in Kenya, Dave has led a community youth mapping team in Kosovo and evaluated training programs for rural entrepreneurs in Uganda. He also studied service delivery in Cairo with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. Earlier, Dave worked in political advocacy and organizing in the United States. He managed voter mobilization campaigns for Common Cause and launched fundraising offices for the Public Interest Research Groups.

Dave is a graduate of the University of Virginia and holds a Master in Public Administration from New York University. He writes regularly on international aid and development for his popular blog Find What Works.