David Benham

David Benham currently serves as the Executive Director of Climate Impact Motivated Angels and holds roles as Ambassador & Mentor for Cleantech Open and Member at E8 Angels, focusing on early-stage investments in carbon accountability and sustainability technologies. With extensive experience in the tech industry, David spent over two decades at Cisco Systems, notably as Director of Video Collaboration CTO, where strategic leadership in video and media technologies was provided. Additional board memberships included significant contributions to the Alliance for Open Media and the International Multimedia Telecommunication Consortium, while also founding the Internet Streaming Media Alliance. David holds an MBA from Santa Clara University, a BS in Electronic Engineering from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, and has furthered education in energy innovation and sustainability management.