David is the founder and CEO of Chamberlin Strategies, LLC. He brings more than 20 years of global experience as a Chief Communications and Chief Marketing Officer, building and transforming communications, government relations and marketing teams, organizations and programs for some of the world’s leading brands.

At SonicWall, David served as the Chief Marketing Officer and was responsible for the global advertising, corporate communications, digital, government relations and marketing efforts. During his tenure, he revamped SonicWall’s marketing function, significantly improving its lead generation, revenue pipeline, channel partner program, digital marketing and awareness.

Prior to joining SonicWall, David was the SVP & Chief Communications Officer of The PNC Financial Services Group where he ran media relations; business, crisis, employee, executive, financial and human resources communications; corporate social responsibility/ESG; social media; sponsorships; recognition; intranet management; and video, web and event productions.

He has held senior leadership roles including helping found and lead Edelman's global Data Security & Privacy Group, as well serving as the general manager of their Dallas and Shanghai offices, and a leader of the Financial Comms & Special Circumstances and Crisis & Risk Practices. He has also served as the head MSL’s of Issues & Crisis Manager Practice; an in-house consultant and VP of corporate communications at one of the nation’s most prestigious IT firms where he oversaw marketing and employee communications and community, gov’t and public relations; the head of global communications for Nortel and as the head of public relations and partner communications for the credit card business at JPMorgan Chase, the world’s largest issuer of credit cards. In addition, David has worked for Burson-Marsteller and a public policy think tank, both in Washington, D.C.

He has worked extensively in the numerous industries, served as a counselor to the c-suite and boards and coordinated the communications and business strategies for Congressional hearings; data security incidents for hundreds of millions victims; the layoffs of more than 100,000 employees; led more than 50 M&A and divestitures deals totaling over $100 billion; handled multi-country recalls; and a number of legal and financial crises. He has appeared on CNN, ABC, PBS and several other broadcast outlets, and his writings have run in 130 outlets including The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, Newsweek and Forbes.com.

David’s work has earned numerous accolades for his work including being named to PRWeek’s Global Power Book and 40 Under 40 as well as earning their Corporate Public Relations Team of the Year award. He is regular speaker at conferences and universities around the country.

He serves on the board of the Plano Bicycle Association and is a member of the Responsible Information Management (RIM) Council at the Ponemon Institute. Additionally, he has served on the boards of The Dallas Regional Chamber, The Senator John Heinz History Center, and the PNC Foundation; and as a member of The Seminar, the International Association of Privacy Professionals and  the Arthur W. Page Society .

David graduated from Taylor University with a B.A. in Mass Communications. He and his wife, Anne, have three children, William, Benjamin and Sarah. He loves spending time with his family, road cycling, reading, following politics, listening to music, rooting on the Cincinnati Reds, Dallas Cowboys, Michigan Wolverines, and Pittsburgh Penguins and traveling.