Doug has more than two decades of business, technology focused on development, sales, and marketing leading and building high-performing teams. Over the past 10 years, Doug has worked with technology focused start-up organizations around the country raising venture dollars, creating new products, and recently taking one company private. Prior to his work with startup organizations, as an executive for Apple, Doug and led and transformed northeast US through a highly competitive and hyper growth period in the early 2000’s. Previous to Apple, at Microsoft he built and led sales and marketing organizations in commercial, public sector, and educational, enterprise sales and marketing teams in Boston, New York, Hawai'i, Seattle, and Southern California.Doug is also a former member of Launchpad Venture Group, an angel investment group in Boston. ​

In the late 2000’s Doug led the Interlochen Center for the Arts Alumni Council transforming their approach to alumni engagement. In 2012 he was asked to join the Interlochen Board of Trustees where he served on the finance, development, and technology and marketing committees. Over that same time, he also served as the Ballet Theatre Company’s board chair for 10 years in Hartford, Connecticut, growing the company from a small, struggling dance company to a thriving and successful organization increasing its budget 600%.

Doug received his bachelor’s degree in Music Performance and Business from the Hartt School of the Performing Arts at the University of Hartford.

Doug recently moved to Austin, Texas and is working with a number startup organization through mentorship programs at Mass Challenge and Techstars. He also serves on the board of Out Youth as Finance Chair and Treasurer, the KMFA Campaign Steering Committee, and from time-to-time works with other non-profits and startups on a contract basis focusing on financial health and market effectiveness. Doug is also the principal trumpet with the Starlight Symphony. His oldest daughter lives here in Texas with her new son, Doug’s middle daughter is currently on tour with Miss Saigon, and his youngest daughter is a junior in the musical theatre program a Syracuse University. On several mornings during the week Doug can be found running on the Hike-and-Bike Trail at Lady Bird Lake.