David is a retail industry expert with 20 years of industry and consulting experience. He has deep expertise in merchandising, product development, sourcing, and supply chain and has worked globally with leading retailers and businesses. Prior to joining AlixPartners, David was on the board of directors at Kurt Salmon Associates, where he led the Product Development and Supply Chain practice to develop new frameworks in merchandising, speed-to-market, globalization, and innovation. Prior to consulting, David held management roles in supply chain at Estee Lauder Companies and UPS.

David’s experience includes:

• Private Brand Profitability/Product Development: Improving profitability of private brands through designing and implementing new operational models aimed at speed to market, innovation, and merchandising effectiveness.
• Supply Chain: Driving profitability for leading retailers and brands through new approaches to developing strategic partnerships and collaboratively managing global supply chain improvements.
• Organizational Design: Driving improvements in SG&A, speed and efficiency through organizational re-alignment and global re-allocation of roles and workload.
• Merchandising: Enhancing retailer profitability and inventory performance through enhanced merchandising and planning techniques, localization programs, and merchandising analytics.

David holds an MBA in finance from New York University’s Stern School of Business and a BS in industrial engineering from Hofstra University. David is a sought-after advisor on retail topics with a focus on speed-to-market and innovation, and is a frequent lecturer at FIT’s Advanced Management Program for retail executives.