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David Peak

Strategy | Innovation | Digital
Wellesley,MA
David Peak

Summary

With 20 years of experience, I have led digital, data (AI), and IT investment strategies for organizations of all sizes, managing budgets ranging from $20m to $1bn. My career encompasses top-tier healthcare, life sciences, and fintech organizations, as well as start-ups and mid-sized firms. I have successfully driven digital innovation partnerships worth €100 million, implemented effective digital governance, and achieved transformative outcomes in both large corporations and smaller ventures. As a former Chief Innovation Officer, I have developed cutting-edge digital products, obtained 14 patents, and established innovation groups at leading firms. Additionally, I have gained extensive Board exposure, including serving as a Founder and CEO of a VC-backed startup, and have a broad international experience across Europe, Asia, and North America.

Work History

Sanofi
Paris, France

Global Head of Digital Innovation & Partnerships
2022 - Current (3 education.years_Label & 7 education.months_Label)

Job overview

Sanofi is a €130bn global healthcare and life sciences firm operating in 100+ countries.

  • Commissioned by the Chief Information and Digital Officer to guide partnerships, innovation, and manage a €400 million digital, data, and IT project portfolio with 2,500 employees.
  • Re-engineered digital partnership team, generating 20 new partnerships with value creation of €2 billion.
  • Led Future4Care Team, co-developing digital products (mobile, VR, AI, blockchain) with over 25 startups in Paris.
  • Orchestrated pivotal projects such as establishing two overseas Digital Hubs for 500 new hires, resulting in annual savings of €35 million by 2025.
  • Led Generative AI partnership strategy. Identified use cases including advanced natural language processing for drug discovery, automated scientific literature analysis, & optimized patient data analysis for personalized medicine.

Fresenius
Waltham, MA

VP, Digital Product & Transformation
2020 - 2022 (2 education.years_Label)

Job overview

Fresenius is a $25bn kidney health firm operating 3,994 dialysis centers and serving 345,096 patients globally.

  • Recruited by Global CIO to lead a digital transformation involving complete realignment of IT, digital, and data sectors, and recruitment of top talent in digital, app development, customer experience, and data science.
  • Headed KC 365, a $15 million innovative digital product, delivering value-based care to the nation's largest payors.
  • Designed and implemented Fresenius' Digital Transformation strategy, establishing a Digital Center of Excellence, and providing strategic guidance for tech domains with an annual spend of $100-200 million, enhancing cloud, digital commerce, and analytics.

Bottomline Technologies
Portsmouth, NH

Chief Innovation Officer & Strategic Advisor
2019 - 2020 (1 education.year_Label)

Job overview

Bottomline is a $3bn fintech firm that processes $200bn in annual payments & 1bn in healthcare data transactions.

  • Launched and directed the global Center for Innovation & Data, driving innovation, data enablement, analytics, and API strategy.
  • Crafted and implemented a innovation strategy & culture, leading to a portfolio of digital products including digital payments, cyber fraud prevention, online banking, and financial messaging.
  • Initiated the company's first enterprise-wide data lake and drove successful Robotic Process Automation (RPA) launches, transforming transaction software into a new market segment.

Humana
Boston, MA

VP, Digital Strategy & Innovation
2014 - 2019 (5 education.years_Label)

Job overview

Humana is a Fortune 100 healthcare firm with 20 million customers and revenues of $55 billion.

  • Headed Humana's enterprise digital strategy and partnerships, reporting to Chief Consumer Officer. Aligned organization objectives with company mission to drive business growth.
  • Led Humana's customer-first digital and product innovation strategy, working with the corporate innovation lab and pharmacy 2.0 and population health strategy, resulting in $1 billion savings annually via self-service for 240 million prescriptions each year.
  • Devised a new digital strategy and team model, realigning team and budget priorities for the $70-100 million digital segment, driving a 11% increase in web traffic and a 44% YoY rise in pharmacy mobile app downloads.
  • Actively immersed myself to understand customer needs & co-create with staff (e.g. Visits to Bold Goal communities in Tampa, New Orleans) and tours of mail order pharmacy (Cincinnati) and claims call center (Louisville).

ADI
Boston, MA

Global Head of eCommerce & Digital Strategy
2013 - 2014 (1 education.year_Label)

Job overview

ADI is a Fortune 1000 IT firm and world innovator in Internet of Things based sensors, with market cap of $90 billion.

  • Managed team to execute, deploy, and manage digital assets, including Centers of Excellence in Digital Marketing, Social Media, Analytics, User Experience, and Content. Co led development of new global brand strategy.
  • Member of six-person team led by CTO and reporting to CEO tasked with setting up corporate innovation lab. Team successfully delivered strategy and model which led to creation of a $40 million/year innovation function.
  • Led a multi-million global web redesign initiative to transform the online experience. Within 18 months, work led to 30% YoY increase in net new visitors, 27% YoY increase in return visitors, and 18% YoY increase in page views.

The Hartford
Hartford, CT

Digital & Innovation Leader
2009 - 2012 (3 education.years_Label)

Job overview

The Hartford provides insurance and wealth management products for 21 million members and has $25bn revenues.

  • Vice President, Digital: Led development, prioritization, and execution of digital agenda for multiple business units representing over 5 million customer relationships, $100 billion in assets under management, and $8 billion in revenue. Reported to EVP of Digital Commerce & Customer Analytics.
  • Principal, Digital Ventures & Innovation: Acted as #2 leader for firm’s innovation division ($25 million budget). Directed front-end innovation and new product development, leading to 2 new products and 14 issued patents. Reported to Innovation Council that included the CFO and heads (EVP’s) of three multi billion business divisions.

OnPoint Digital, Inc
Chicago, IL

Senior Vice President
2007 - 2008 (1 education.year_Label)

Job overview

OnPoint Digital is a private equity-backed software developer of online learning and mobile learning tools for the enterprise, managing over 100 enterprise installations and 850,000 licensed users worldwide.

  • Business Development: Identified and built relationships with Fortune 1000 clients worldwide for OnPoint's mobile software platform.
  • CEO, LiquidTalk (sold to OnPoint Digital): Recruited and managed LiquidTalk’s growing staff in sales, IT, and finance. Establish strategic priorities and budget, including P&L and Board-level responsibility.

Carlson Companies | Carlson Marketing
Chicago, IL

Global Account Manager
2002 - 2006 (4 education.years_Label)

Job overview

Carlson Companies is a multi-billion leader in marketing services and hospitality. Brands include Carlson Marketing, Carlson Wagonlit Travel & Radisson Hotels. The company has 20,000+ employees in 40 countries and is privately held.

  • Global Account Manager & Director, Channel Practice: Performed large corporate development B2B deals
  • Engagement Officer, Business Strategy Consulting: Led marketing strategy for clients

Aftermind, Inc
San Francisco, CA

Vice President
2000 - 2001 (1 education.year_Label)

Job overview

  • Led sales development for VC-backed software firm.

SapientNitro Corporation
San Francisco, CA

Director
1999 - 2000 (1 education.year_Label)

Job overview

  • Defined strategic objectives for clients seeking large-scale (e.g. 3-10 million) eCommerce solutions.

The Kalchas Group plc, CSC
London, San Francisco, New York

Principal
1994 - 1998 (4 education.years_Label)

Job overview

  • Performed global strategy engagements for several Fortune 1000 firms, including Walt Disney, Nationwide, Molson Breweries, Inchcape plc and McDonald's.

Westpac
New York, NY

Corporate Finance Officer
1990 - 1992 (2 education.years_Label)

Job overview

  • Actively managed $120 million syndicated loan portfolio and analyzed and evaluated performance of Fortune 500 and international corporate borrowers.

JP Morgan Chase
New York, NY

Account Officer / Credit Analyst
1988 - 1990 (2 education.years_Label)

Job overview

  • Analyzed cash flow, financial condition, management performance, and market environment of "middle market" clients (i.e. Sales $5-100 million).

Education

Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School
Evanston, IL

MBA from Marketing, Entrepreneurship
1992 - 1994 (2 education.years_Label)

University Overview

Elected Student Government Representative, Chair Entrepreneur-Venture Capital Club

Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT

Bachelor of Arts from Economics
1984 - 1988 (4 education.years_Label)

University Overview

Elected Student Government Representative, Middlebury Rugby Club

London School of Economics
London, England

GC from International Finance
1986 - 1987 (1 education.year_Label)
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