David Brightman

Senior Vice President, Operations

Veho · Austin, Texas, United States

Present

Head of Central Operations

Veho · Austin, Texas, United States

Techstars Mentor

Techstars · Austin, Texas, United States

Present

Regional General Manager | Jump Bikes & Scooters, Central U.S.

Uber · Austin, Texas

Managed Uber’s dockless bike and scooter business for Central U.S. and Pacific Northwest. Expanded scope of role three times in first 9 months. Piloted and scaled independent contractor charging and rebalancing model, which became the predominant operating model across eligible markets in the U.S.

General Manager | Uber Texas, Louisiana, & Oklahoma

Uber · Austin, TX

Managed 30 cities that completed 1MM+ weekly trips. Assumed responsibility for three additional teams/offices in first 15 months. Led Austin relaunch, expanded operations statewide after helping pass a state bill in Texas, led Uber’s response to Hurricane Harvey, managed operations at major events such as SXSW, Mardis Gras, the Final Four, and the World Series, and successfully negotiated partnerships with universities, professional sports teams, and airports.

Vice President | Founding Member

Insignia Capital Group · Walnut Creek, CA

Sourced, evaluated, and executed investments across consumer, business services and healthcare services industries for an operationally-focused private equity firm. Worked closely with portfolio company executive management teams to assist with financial and strategic planning and value creation initiatives.

Mba Intern, Finance & Distribution

Fox Searchlight Pictures · Los Angeles, CA

Prepared financial and strategic analyses related to firm profitability, co-financing, movie release patterns and comparable films, among other topics, for CFO and President of leading specialty film company. Created box office performance estimate model; integrated the historical impact of holidays on performance. Participated in weekly meetings with all Searchlight departments.

Private Equity Associate

Crestview Partners, LLC · New York, NY

Evaluated investment opportunities across industries including media, entertainment, retail, security and financial services for private equity investment firm with $4 billion under management. Responsibilities included investment evaluation, due diligence, portfolio company management, investment presentations and firm development.

Investment Banking Analyst | Consumer & Business Services Group

Deutsche Bank · New York, NY

Created detailed financial models to evaluate proposed leveraged acquisitions, recapitalizations, refinancings, mergers, divestitures and debt offerings. Performed qualitative and quantitative research on companies and industries. Worked simultaneously on numerous live transactions and marketing materials with teams located around the world and across multiple areas of the bank.