Dave Black

Vice President

Dave has been instrumental behind Voce’s growth to a top-tier $10M/year communications firm. He has a rich legacy in building successful US programs and taking them global. He helped grow Compaq’s program in the 90’s across all of the major global markets. Dave has been the account leader for NetApp since 2000, helping to broaden the program into 35+ countries and playing a part in NetApp’s growth from a $400M storage company, to a $4B global technology leader.

Dave has led billion dollar acquisition campaigns, directed dozen of earnings announcements, developed and executed internal communications programs, and has established a strong reputation within the business press community for his candor and his ability to create tangible stories.

Dave’s past clients include public companies in the datacenter such as Compaq/HP, Brocade, NetApp and Finisar. He has previously represented notable Internet search giants Alta Vista and Google and he spent time in the manufacturing and semiconductor industry. Dave has also led programs for many emerging venture backed organizations.

Dave is the former president of the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), and serves on the board of the Santa Clara Vanguard, and nonprofit music and arts organization.