David Brunel

David Brunel has been both an investor and executive in numerous technology companies and is currently on the Board of Biodesix and Anark. David was the Chairman of eMotion, a provider of software for managing digital media, resulting from the merger of Cinebase Software and PNI Ltd. Previously, he was the COO of Ardent Software, a leading provider of enterprise software for data management and data warehousing, formed by the merger of Vmark Software and Unidata, Inc. (where David was the founder and CEO). Ardent was subsequently acquired by Informix Software and the combined company was sold to IBM for $1B.

During more than 25 years of managing, David has overseen rapidly growing software companies where he was responsible for strategy, operations, and financing. He has extensive experience in growing companies, managing direct and indirect sales channels, building successful strategic relationships with major corporations, and consistently delivering shareholder value.