Dave Connelly

David Connelly is the Chief Financial Officer of K3 Learning, Inc. With over 25 years of financial management experience, he served in senior positions ranging from venture funded start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Just prior to his role at K3, Mr. Connelly served, on a consulting basis as the acting CFO/ Controller for companies in industries including: telecommunication, retail, wholesale distribution, manufacturing, defense contracting, social media, construction, security services and building products, and provided tax advisory services to business owners.

In 2001, Mr. Connelly founded Corvista Business Development, LLC; created to help DARPA, the U.S. Defense Departments advance R & D entity, transition early stage science projects into thriving companies. Prior to founding Corvista, Mr. Connelly held CFO, COO positions as a “Turn-Around” executive, helping companies in need of change management. Prior to Corvista, he worked for Universal, Inc. in both finance and operational executive positions, including group level CFO for Universal’s $250 million concert and merchandising operations, VP of Finance and Administration for Universal Music Publishing and Director of Strategic and Financial Planning, for Universal corporate. He began his career as a CPA, Tax Accountant and Auditor for Grant Thornton LLP, a firm currently ranked as the 6th largest international accounting firm and number 2 on Vault's "Top 50 accounting Firms" list for 2013.

Mr. Connelly received a B.A. in Accounting from University of Massachusetts, Amherst, holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and earned his CPA license in Massachusetts in 1985.