David Magier
FounderFounder at Branching Minds
New York, New York, United States
FoundedBranching Minds
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About
David Magier co-founded Branching Minds in 2013 and serves as its Chief Operating Officer and a board member, having helped build the B2B EdTech SaaS platform into a Bain Capital-backed company serving district and institutional customers nationally. His experience includes scaling operations and go-to-market across a distributed customer base, building a remote-first team, and working through a private equity transaction from the operator side. Prior to becoming an operator, he worked on M&A and private equity matters at Debevoise, and he is open to advisory and board roles.
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Experience
- Branching MindsCo-Founder & Chief Operating Officercurrent2013 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Branching MindsBoard Membercurrent2013 — present
- Techstars2014 Kaplan Techstars Edtech Accelerator Alumni2014Greater New York City Area
- CouptivateCo-Founder2011 — 2013New York City
- DSM ConsultingStartup Consultant2010 — 2011Greater New York City Area
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLPAssociate, Private Equity Group2008 — 2010New York City Metropolitan Area
- Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLPAssociate, Corporate/M&A Department2006 — 2008New York City Metropolitan Area
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EdTechSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Private EquityCorporate LawBusiness StrategyNew Business DevelopmentStart-upsIntellectual PropertyStrategic PartnershipsBusiness DevelopmentVenture CapitalMarketingLanguages Spanish
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- Who is David Magier?
- David Magier co-founded Branching Minds in 2013 and serves as its Chief Operating Officer and a board member, having helped build the B2B EdTech SaaS platform into a Bain Capital-backed company serving district and institutional customers nationally. His experience includes scaling operations and go-to-market across a distributed customer base, building a remote-first team, and working through a private equity transaction from the operator side. Prior to becoming an operator, he worked on M&A and private equity matters at Debevoise, and he is open to advisory and board roles.
- Where does David Magier work?
- David Magier is Founder of Branching Minds.
- What companies did David Magier found?
- David Magier founded Branching Minds.
- Where did David Magier go to school?
- David Magier studied at University of Pennsylvania (BA, History (Economics minor)); Emory School of Law (JD, Law); Ethical Culture Fieldston School (High School).
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