About
David Swain is Chief Marketing Officer at Paradigm. He previously served as VP of Partnerships and Content Strategy at Strava, joining via the acquisition of Prokit, which he co-founded and led as CEO, and spent nearly a decade in leadership roles at Meta including Head of Global Communications for Instagram.
Experience
- ParadigmChief Marketing Officercurrent2024 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- StravaVice President of Global Partnerships2022 β 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- StravaVice President of Content Strategy2021 β 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- GowallaAdvisory Board Member2021 β 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- ProkitCo-Founder & CEO2018 β 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- StravaAdvisory Board Member2016 β 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- InstagramHead of Global Communications2013 β 2017Menlo Park, CA
- FacebookSenior Director of Technology Communications2008 β 2013Menlo Park, CA
- Text 100Account Director and Clean Tech Group Lead2004 β 2008San Francisco Bay Area
- Blanc & OtusSenior Account Executive2003 β 2004San Francisco Bay Area
- Swain CommunicationsMarketing Strategy Consultant2002 β 2003San Francisco Bay Area
- Phase Two StrategiesAssistant Account Associate2000 β 2002San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Facebook9InstagramPartnershipsContent StrategyInfluencer MarketingMedia Relations18Public Relations13Marketing Communications11Social Media15Marketing8Corporate Communications7Messaging2
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Crisis CommunicationsIntegrated MarketingSpeech WritingStrategic PartnershipsProduct LaunchLeadershipContent DevelopmentStrategyProject ManagementCrisis ManagementPartnership MarketingEvent ManagementFrom David's professional profile.
Colleagues at Paradigm
Alana Palmedo
Managing Partner at Paradigm
Alex Grieve
VP of Government Affairs at Paradigm
Alex Popescu
Chief Compliance Officer at Paradigm
Alpin Yukseloglu
Partner, Investing & Research at Paradigm
Arjun Balaji
Partner, Investing & Research at Paradigm
Ben Hinshaw
Deputy General Counsel at Paradigm
Chris Kraeuter
Head of Communications at Paradigm
Ciamac Moallemi
Research Advisor at Paradigm
Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Swain?
- David Swain is Chief Marketing Officer at Paradigm. He previously served as VP of Partnerships and Content Strategy at Strava, joining via the acquisition of Prokit, which he co-founded and led as CEO, and spent nearly a decade in leadership roles at Meta including Head of Global Communications for Instagram.
- Where does David Swain work?
- David Swain is Chief Marketing Officer at Paradigm.
- Where did David Swain go to school?
- David Swain studied at St. Lawrence University (BS, Economics); Austro-American Institute (Economics, History).
Same school
Also attended St. Lawrence University32
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Shared employers
Also worked at Strava22
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Also worked at Gowalla2
Also worked at Instagram49
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