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Dave Finnegan
InvestorStrategic Advisor at NewRoad Capital Partners, LLC
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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About
Dave Finnegan is an Operating Partner and Chief Connection Officer at BlackFinn Partners with experience as a Customer Experience Officer focused on marketing, technology, and customer experience strategy. He holds board positions and memberships including the Explorers Club, and has been recognized as a top retail voice by the National Retail Federation and REthink Retail. His background spans private equity and brand storytelling, with an emphasis on relationship-building as a business scaling strategy.
Experience
- BlackFinn PartnersOperating Partner - Chief Connection Officercurrent2023 — presentUnited States
- NewRoad Capital PartnersStrategic Advisor Private Equitycurrent2023 — present
- National Retail FederationAmbassador to CMO and Digital Councils at NRFcurrent2024 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
- Retail AI CouncilExecutive Leadership Committeecurrent2024 — present
- The Explorers ClubMembercurrent2020 — presentNew York, United States
- The Polar Citizen Science CollectiveMember Board Of Directors2022 — 2025
- Anthropology YearExploring Planet Earth 20222022 — 2023Aound the Planet
- National Retail FederationExecutive Committee - CMO Council and CIO Council2012 — 2022Washington DC
- OrvisCustomer Experience Officer (CMO\CIO)2016 — 2021
- OrvisCIO\ VP Technology and Interactive2014 — 2016Manchester, VT
- OrvisIT Strategic Forum (Part time IT board possition)2012 — 2014Sunderland, VT
- The Wharton SchoolAdvisory Board - Knowledge @ Wharton School of Business2015 — 2018
- Build-A-Bear WorkshopChief Information and Interactive Officer (CIO)2007 — 2014St Louis, MO
- Build-A-Bear WorkshopManaging Director - (CIO)2004 — 2007St Louis, MO
- Build-A-Bear WorkshopDirector of Information Technology - (CIO)1999 — 2004
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dave Finnegan?
- Dave Finnegan is an Operating Partner and Chief Connection Officer at BlackFinn Partners with experience as a Customer Experience Officer focused on marketing, technology, and customer experience strategy. He holds board positions and memberships including the Explorers Club, and has been recognized as a top retail voice by the National Retail Federation and REthink Retail. His background spans private equity and brand storytelling, with an emphasis on relationship-building as a business scaling strategy.
- Where does Dave Finnegan work?
- Dave Finnegan is Strategic Advisor at NewRoad Capital Partners, LLC.
- Where did Dave Finnegan go to school?
- Dave Finnegan studied at Harvard University (Master of Science - Anthropology & Archaeology (H.E.S.)); Utah State University (BS, Information Management).
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