David Grasfield, Project Manager
New York, NY

David Grasfield has over 20 years of experience in strategic growth consulting, business planning, and operations improvement. His experience spans multiple geographies and industries, including: Financial Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing & Distribution, Energy, Construction, Pharmaceuticals, Media & Entertainment, Chemicals, Software & Online Services, Telecommunications, Food & Beverage, Medical Devices, and Government. Prior to Capital West Advisors, David ran his own firm, Grasfield Consulting, for 8 years, where he consulted a wide range of clients, from start-ups to Fortune 50 companies, to identify opportunities, quickly penetrate the most attractive markets and segments, focus annual operating plans to drive dramatic improvements in financial performance, and align executive teams to be more innovative and effective. A few of his clients included Bank of America, AFLAC, Kodak, Automated Energy, US Pipe, Unity Health Center, Enron Energy Information Solutions, Reichold Chemical, Citibank, Pepsi, AmerUs Life, AT&T, Massachusetts General Hospital, iVillage, MTV Networks/Viacom, Syntex Pharmaceutical, Miles/Bayer, and The Haskell Company. Prior to Grasfield Consulting, David led the strategy group within the US subsidiary of a European consultancy for several years, founded an e-Business practice within a $10B+ US consulting firm where he also did several years of reengineering work, and worked at a small strategy & organizational development boutique consulting firm. David also has several years of experience volunteering in municipal government, having served on his town's Finance Committee and Board of Selectmen.

David holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors from Harvard College.