Featured Speaker

Mr. David Porter

David is the founder of David Porter Advisors, LLC, a San Antonio-based firm providing high-performance consulting and executive coaching to small and mid-sized businesses. David utilizes 25 years of management experience to help clients create high performance teams and companies by combining process, people and critical measures with clear leadership actions to accelerate results.
 
David began his career in public accounting with Coopers & Lybrand, and transitioned to industry and held leadership roles in finance with Bombardier, helping to launch the Sea-Doo Jet Boat mass production in the US. He continued to Cessna Aircraft Company, leading the after-market parts and service accounting function in the US, Brussels, and Paris. He then led business transformation at Cessna for the CEO. Following his time at Cessna, he moved to Clarke American, Inc., a Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award winner in San Antonio, leading division finance, performance excellence, and HR before moving to general management. He was asked to lead parent company HR during the merger of Clarke American with John Harland, growing the company from 3,500 to 7,500 employees. He spent time as CEO, COO, and CFO of two private equity portfolio companies and, most recently, as CFO and US General Manager for YouGov, plc, a London-based marketing research and polling firm. 
 
David holds a BS in Accounting from the University of Florida, is a CPA licensed in the state of Florida, and holds CMA and CGMA certifications. He is an avid runner and lives in San Antonio with his wife of 32 years, Kris.