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David Garrity is Principal of GVA Research, a New York-based consulting firm and has more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has served in many senior roles including CFO and Board Director for both publicly-held and private companies. He is an adviser for technology companies and consults with The World Bank Group on financial inclusion and mobile technology, as well as the development of technology strategy for health initiatives in southern Africa.

Early life
David received his BA in Classics and Philosophy from the College of the Holy Cross in 1978. In 1988, he received his MBA from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, and in 1993 graduated from the CFA Institute as a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Career
David serves on the advisory board for Pharus Capital Management and is engaged actively in advising TrueChoice Solutions. In healthcare, David is on the advisory board of Ellington Healthcare Partners. For The World Bank Group, he consults on financial inclusion and mobile technology, and the development of technology strategy for health initiatives in southern Africa. His paper on mobile money and disaster relief is published in "Technologies for Development: What is Essential?" (Springer Verlag).

David served as CFO and Board Director at Interclick, Inc., a behavioral targeting internet advertising network. From 2007 to 2011, Interclick revenues grew organically from $7mm to $150mm. In December 2011, in an all-cash offer Yahoo acquired Interclick for $270 million. At Aspen Group, David served as CFO and Executive Vice President, Corporate Development.

Prior to his corporate service, David had an extensive career in investment research during which he was recognized in the WSJ All-Star Analyst Survey and co-founded start-up boutique American Technology Research.

Works

 * "Technologies for Development: What is Essential?" (Springer Verlag, June 2015) (http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319162461)
 * Column: http://www.investopedia.com/contributors/54335/
 * TV: http://gvaresearch.com/category/tv-appearances/

External links:

 * GVAResearch.com
 * http://www.pharus.com/
 * truechoicesolutions.com