David Hopkins

About David Hopkins

David\'s consulting firm focuses on strategic planning and growth plans for early and middle-stage companies. He is an active investor in early-stage ventures and is an advisor, mentor, and Board Observer. He is on the executive committee of the MIT TEAMS program in Jackson Hole, evaluating ventures and mentors looking to join the program, and an active investor in early-stage companies.Born in the UK he moved back and forth between the US, UK, and Switzerland, establishing his permanent home in the US in 1990, primarily in New Jersey and New York, before relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2010, and then to Jackson Hole in 2017.David enjoyed a long career in the high technology and automotive industries, primarily in International Marketing, and Sales and Product Management, and banking before that. Living and working in the San Francisco area for 10 years David was a Managing Director at Golden Seeds – an Angel Investing group focused on investing in women-run businesses. He was President of a manufacturing firm, and a consultant in several industries, and was a participant at the Tech Inclusion summit at the White House in March 2013. David is an active investor in early-stage companies and is an advisor, mentor, and Board Observer. For more than 15 years, David was a volunteer pilot with Angel Flight both on the East and West Coast. He was formerly the President of the Board of Trustees of the Clarence Dillon Public Library, a Board member at Angel Flight NE, a Board Member with Washington Works, a Board Member at Citizen Schools, and a Board Member at the Seattle Symphony. David also served as Treasurer of the New York Co-Op 1120 Park Avenue. Currently, he serves on the Competitive Grants Committee of the Jackson Hole Community Foundation, is Vice-Chair of the Board at the Center for the Arts, and is a trustee of Silicon Couloir. David and his wife Debby live year-round in Jackson WY.

Experience

1. Trustee

   Silicon Couloir

   Feb 2018 — Present · Jackson, WY, US

Education

• Sutton Grammar School

  A-Level, Economics, Geography

  1960 — 1967

Skills

• Contract Negotiation
• Start-Ups
• Product Management
• Integration
• Management Consulting
• Budgets
• Change Management
• Crm
• Process Improvement
• Executive Coaching
• Manufacturing
• Product Development
• Marketing
• Leadership
• Marketing Strategy
• Coaching
• Project Planning
• Program Management
• New Business Development
• Public Relations
• Business Strategy
• Budgeting
• Market Research
• Project Management
• Integrated Marketing
• Management
• Team Building
• Executive Management
• Business Planning
• Strategic Planning
• Business Development