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Erica VanunlockedDavid: together at Peachy (2026)
Γ9David: together at OpenAI
Γ2David: together at University of Notre Dame
About
David Retter is an Operating Partner at Stride Consumer Partners. He has led and advised businesses across DTC, wholesale, etail, and omni-channel, with experience spanning marketing, operations, and finance, including brand and performance marketing, ecommerce platform design, customer experience, supply chain, fulfillment, and P&L management. His work also includes roles as a consultant, board observer, advisor, and team builder.
Experience
- Stride Consumer PartnersOperating Partnercurrent2023 β presentGreater Boston
- Crown AffairBoard Observercurrent2026 β presentNew York, NY
- PeachyBoard Observercurrent2026 β presentNew York, NY
- Odele BeautyBoard Observercurrent2023 β presentMinneapolis, MN
- Skinfix Inc.Board Observercurrent2023 β presentNew York, New York, United States
- Patrick Ta BeautyBoard Observercurrent2023 β presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- TRUEWERKBoard Observercurrent2023 β presentDenver, Colorado, United States
- David Retter AdvisorsFounder & Principalcurrent2019 β presentNew York, NY
- OpenAIForum Membercurrent2024 β present
- KlaviyoPartner Advisory Council Member2024 β 2026
- CITYROWCSO & Head of Operations2021 β 2022New York, New York, United States
- YumbleCOO & General Manager2020 β 2021New York, New York, United States
- YumbleVP, Head of Marketing2018 β 2020New York City, NY
- FreshlyDigital Marketing, CRM & Retention2017 β 2018New York, New York, United States
- Melissa & DougDirector, Ecommerce & Digital Marketing2015 β 2017Wilton, Connecticut, United States
- Melissa & DougManager, Ecommerce and Email Marketing2014Wilton, CT
- Melissa & DougProduct Development Manager2013 β 2014Wilton, CT
Skills & more
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Salesforce Commerce Cloud2Salesforce Marketing Cloud2Google Analytics2Google AdwordsBing AdsJIRA1Trello1HTML1Pitney Bowes Borderfree ConsulateAdobe Creative CloudMicrosoft Office3
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PASWLeadershipResearchStatisticsPowerPointMicrosoft ExcelData AnalysisProduct DevelopmentManagementPublic SpeakingStrategyStrategic PlanningLanguages English
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Colleagues at Stride Consumer Partners
Allyson Yorks
Executive Operations Manager at Stride Consumer Partners
Brittany Sperling
Principal at Stride Consumer Partners
Chapin Ruffa
Senior Associate at Stride Consumer Partners
Colleen Love
CFO and CCO at Stride Consumer Partners
Dianna Cohen
Founder at Stride Consumer Partners
Elaine Choi
CEO at Stride Consumer Partners
Emma Greenwood
Vice President at Stride Consumer Partners
Juan Marcos Hill
Partner at Stride Consumer Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Retter?
- David Retter is an Operating Partner at Stride Consumer Partners. He has led and advised businesses across DTC, wholesale, etail, and omni-channel, with experience spanning marketing, operations, and finance, including brand and performance marketing, ecommerce platform design, customer experience, supply chain, fulfillment, and P&L management. His work also includes roles as a consultant, board observer, advisor, and team builder.
- Where does David Retter work?
- David Retter is Operating Partner at Stride Consumer Partners.
- Where did David Retter go to school?
- David Retter studied at University of Notre Dame (Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Arts); CT State Norwalk (Non-Degree Seeking Business Enrichment, Finance).
Same school
Also attended University of Notre Dame439
Doug GrohAdvisor at CincyTechMimi DunnSenior Investment Analyst at Catalyst Health VenturesJim HuntGeneral Partner at Lavrock VenturesTristan HuntPartner at Averin CapitalJoanne IshamSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital AdvisorsAlex FlorAssociate at TCV
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Also attended CT State Norwalk2
Shared employers
Also worked at Crown Affair7
Todd KimmelManaging Partner at Electric Feel Ventures LlcRich GerstenCo-Founder & Managing Partner at True Beauty VenturesCristina NuΓ±ezCo-Founder & General Partner at True Beauty VenturesCaroline WeintraubVice President at True Beauty VenturesCristina NunezCo-Founder and General Partner at True Beauty VenturesNicole FourgouxOperating Partner at Stride Consumer Partners
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Also worked at Peachy2
Also worked at OpenAI191
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalGreg BrockmanCo-founder & President of OpenAIIlya SutskeverCo-founder of OpenAI; co-founder & CEO of Safe SuperintelligenceAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIDario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of Anthropic
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Also worked at Klaviyo21
Karan MehandruManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupMichael MediciManaging Director at Summit PartnersLacey BerrienInvestor at Silversmith Capital PartnersGabrielle McCarthySenior Investment Associate at Underscore VCSurabhi GuptaEngineering Advisor at Modern TechnicalDavid WaltcherPrincipal at FirstMark Capital
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