David Fialkow
As a Managing Director of General Catalyst Partners, David Fialkow focuses on "Applied Technology Transformations", i.e. growth equity investments and buy-out transactions involving companies that apply technology to change industries and enhance business models. David is a co-founder of Upromise and is also a board member of: BBN Technologies; SmartLink Radio Networks; National Leisure Group; and SmartBargains, which are all active General Catalyst investments.
Prior to General Catalyst, David co-founded and operated numerous businesses focused on building applied technology-based platforms and tools for the travel, information services, financial services, specialty retail, and payment processing industries, including: National Leisure Group, the third largest leisure travel company in the U.S.; Alliance Development Group (sold to MyPoints.com), a company that creates enhancement and loyalty programs; and Retail Growth ATM Systems (sold to PNC Bank), a national ATM and interactive network provider. In 1998, he and Joel Cutler purchased a large interest in and built Miami Cruise Holdings (MCH) (sold to LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Inc.), the operator of more than 300 duty-free retail stores on 100 cruise ships and owner of the Miami and Ft. Lauderdale Airport duty-free stores.
David is a former associate of Thomas H. Lee Company, and U.S. Venture Partners. He currently serves on several non-profit boards, including: Facing History and Ourselves; The Steppingstone Foundation; The Pan-Mass Challenge; and The Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston. He is a graduate of Colgate University and Boston College Law School.
