Dave Ramos

About

He held executive positions with global leaders like Nortel Networks, where he was the Vice President of Global Marketing. At Nortel, Dave won the company’s highest award, The Chairman’s Award, for innovations in marketing.  At IBM, Dave won the company’s highest award, The Golden Circle, for innovations in sales.

He was employee #13 at AnswerLogic, a venture-backed software company, where he led sales, marketing, and business development. After AnswerLogic, Dave spent four years doing pro-bono consulting, volunteer work, and teaching. One of his consulting clients, McLean Bible Church (a 15,000 person megachurch) asked him to join the staff full time. Surprising everyone, Dave accepted the job. He spent three years as the Director of Adult Ministries and led the church through a strategic alignment initiative. Dave left the MBC staff to start The Dashboard Group, which changed its name to SHIFTPOINTS in January 2013.

Dave holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in accounting from Drexel University. Dave is a sought-after speaker, engaging audiences with his humorous yet challenging style. He has spoken at such institutions as Harvard Business School, Nyack College, Vistage, Convene Now, The CXO Forum, AOL, and many churches and ministries across the country.