David C. Olson

Vice President, Global Professional Services at Gravitate

David C. Olson has extensive experience in executive roles within the energy and technology sectors. David C. currently serves as the Vice President of Global Professional Services at Gravitate, where they help leading energy and commodity companies optimize their supply chains. Prior to this, they were the Operating Partner at Epiphany Angel Ventures.

David has also held the role of Vice President and Senior Global Partner at Globant, where they managed strategic planning, business development, and engagement execution for energy and natural resources portfolios. David C. was previously the Chief Operating Officer at Flexera Global, Inc and Vice President at Wipro.

Earlier in their career, David served as the Chief Operating Officer at Ceremity, a multinational management and technology consulting firm. David C. also held leadership positions at EquusNox and Qv21 Technologies, Inc.

David's career began at IBM, where they were the Global Leader for the Chemicals & Petroleum/Industrial Products Center of Competence. David C. managed a $1 billion P&L for the global natural resources business and led various projects involving Multi-Structured Data Analytics, Neuro-linguistic programming technologies, and Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in the oil and gas supply chain.

Before joining IBM, David was the Vice President of Global Business Solutions at FuelQuest, Inc. Overall, David C. Olson has a proven track record of success in driving business growth and innovation in the energy and technology sectors.

David C. Olson holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from The University of Texas at Austin. David C. obtained a BBA degree in Information Systems & Analytics from Texas State University, followed by a Postgraduate Degree in Analytics from the same institution. David C. completed an executive education program on Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies at Harvard Business School. Additionally, they received training in Lean Six Sigma Methods from MIT Sloan School of Management. David C. has also obtained various certifications, such as "Driving Measurable, Sustainable Change," "Human Resources: Strategic Workforce Planning," and "Sustainability Strategies" from LinkedIn. David C. holds certifications from Salesforce, KPMG, Chicago Board of Trade, Deloitte, Oracle, IBM, North Carolina State University, and the Project Management Institute, among others.

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  • Vice President, Global Professional Services

    February, 2023 - present