David Coleman is a former Director, Marketing & Audience Development at the Forward – overseeing business partnerships, online growth initiatives, advertising and print circulation. Prior to joining the Forward in 2014, he led marketing and business development for a strategic online partnership between Penton Media and Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers in Vancouver, BC. Earlier in his career founded he SoundStreak, Inc., a cloud-based software company based on an innovation he developed and patented in 2004. The company was sold in 2010 and is still operating. Prior to SoundStreak, Coleman held management positions at CBS and NBC in the area of advertising, promotion and marketing. He holds an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and a BA from Hamilton College, and is a member of the Writers Guild of America.
