David McDonough
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David is the founder and CEO of Commonstock, a social platform dedicated to improving the world's investing knowledge, backed by hedge fund managers Bill Ackman, Dan Loeb, Stanley Druckenmiller, Coatue and QED.
David became interested in investing at a young age, starting a club to learn more about the markets while in school. After graduating into the 2008 financial crisis, he took an analyst role at Greenspring Associates and while teaching himself how to code. Building on his VC and engineering experience, David joined Google, where he started coding what laid the groundwork for Commonstock— a platform to discuss trades, share knowledge, and invest with friends.
David grew up on Capitol Hill in DC and studied politics and international relations with a pre-medical focus at Trinity College.