David has spent his career building and leading cutting-edge digital and technology efforts in the marketing and advertising industries. Before founding Velocidi in 2010, he was COO of the global Edelman Digital agency, where he built the business from start-up to a portfolio of 100 major clients in 26 countries, including brand leaders such as Unilever, Microsoft, HP, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, eBay. Prior to Edelman, David co-founded niche digital businesses Dot Com Interactive, LinkBuilders, and F8Media, which specialized in technology development, SEO and integrated marketing.

David serves as a judge for the Microsoft BizSpark Accelerator competition at the South by Southwest Interactive conference (SXSW)—a competition that awards cutting-edge digital technologies and their creators. David has won a numerous awards for his contributions to digital marketing, and his commitment to advancing how we use the internet today.

A native of Ireland, David lives in Brooklyn, NY, with his wife and twin sons.

Jon has 20+ years experience in branding, design, business strategy, and operations. Prior to founding Velocidi, Jon served as COO of French publishing house Assouline, and co-founded design studio Group W Art Works. Among Jon’s achievements are rebranding for the USGA and the US Open Championship, and serving on the inaugural working group of the Social Media Advertising Consortium—a group that aims to advance the social media industry through standards, research, and best practices. He has worked with many of the world’s leading brands, including Harry Winston, Puma Black Label, and Related Companies.

Jon earned an MBA in Innovation Management from Syracuse University, and is trilingual in English, Norwegian, and French. A native of Norway, he lives in Brooklyn, NY, with his wife and son.

Co-founder of Velocidi, Dina has a 24-year background in communications and marketing; from social media to online brand positioning to web marketing. Including her leadership role as managing director and west coast group head of Edelman Digital; where her clients included Starbucks, eBay, HP, Microsoft, Palm, Charles Schwab, Shell, Novartis, Uniroyal and Citibank. And also serving as a strategic branding consultant at Siegel & Gale.

Margaret is a marketing professional with 15+ years of experience in building sales enablement, B2B strategy, and executive engagement programs. Prior to joining Velocidi, she served as SVP of Marketing at Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG)—the world’s leading expert network. She has led marketing organizations at Siebel Systems—where she was a member of the Siebel Systems CEO’s Circle—and served as VP of Marketing at Telecom Ireland US (eircom).

Margaret received her MBA from Harvard Business School, and earned her undergraduate degrees from the University of Ulster, and La Universidad de Valladolid. Margaret has been recognized as one the “Most Influential US-Irish American Leaders” by Business & Finance magazine, and a “Top 100 Irish Americans in Business” by Irish America magazine. She lives in New York, NY, with her husband and two sons.

Mary manages finance and operations for Velocidi, and has 20+ years of experience in business operations. Mary’s efforts are dedicated to Velocidi’s growth and human resources development, and opening offices in New York and San Francisco. Prior to Velocidi, she managed office operations for multinational banking and consulting firms worldwide, including Bear Stearns, Credit Suisse, and Accenture.

Mary lives in Brooklyn, NY, with her husband and their twin sons.

Gary is a communications strategist with 20+ years experience in digital marketing, social media, advertising, and public relations. Prior to joining Velocidi, he was SVP of Digital Strategy and Development for Edelman Digital, where he built and led regional and global teams to create innovative marketing programs for marquee brands such as Kaiser Permanente, Adobe, eBay, Netflix, and HP

Gary is a published author and former newspaper reporter who frequently conducts public and private corporate seminars on digital marketing and social media. His latest book, The Last Newspaper, was published in 2010. Gary earned his BA from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. He lives in Orange County, CA, with his wife and daughter.

Kasia has 10+ years of experience defining digital creative strategy for some of the world’s leading consumer product, technology, and healthcare firms. Prior to Velocidi, Kasia was the Creative Lead for Edelman Digital – West Coast, where she lead a team of creative professionals in developing digital solutions for marquee brands such as eBay, Levi’s, Adobe, HP, Disney, Unilever, Harman Kardan, the American Heart Association, Zogenix, and more. Her previous experience includes digital marketing for leading pharmaceutical companies in the Chicago area: Baxter Pharmaceuticals, Abbott Labs, and Takeda.

Kasia is a member of the AIGA and serves as a senior advisor for the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation. She lives in San Francisco with her husband.

Ovi has 10+ years of experience developing technical solutions for digital marketing programs. Before joining Velocidi, Ovi was a technical director for Edelman Digital, where he managed a team of software engineers and partners to develop efficient, scalable strategies and tactics for clients. Ovi has worked with leading consumer, healthcare, and technology brands including Johnson and Johnson, Pfizer, Unilever, Levi’s, eBay, HP, Adobe, and Microsoft.

Ovi earned his MA from the University of Louisiana and his BA in from the Polytechnic University of Bucharest. He is trilingual in English, German, and Romanian. Ovi lives in San Francisco with his wife and son.