David Schaller
Managing Director
Dallas
 David Schaller joined CenterPoint as a Venture Partner in September 2002 and has been a Managing Director since 2006. He currently serves as a Director or Observer on the Boards of ExteNet Systems, Handango, and InGrid; and has worked with AppTrigger and Chorum.
Prior to his involvement in venture capital, Dave co-founded three venture backed companies. He was an initial co-founder of BizRate.com/Shopzilla.com (sold to E.W. Scripps) and was a co-founder, Director, and EVP-U.S. Operations for OraMetrix, a CenterPoint Ventures Fund I company. Additionally, Dave was a co-founder and the Chairman of Light Biology (merged with Nimblegen Systems).
Prior to his entrepreneurial experience, Dave was a consultant with The Boston Consulting Group. He focused on clients in health care, software, and communication services. He was on the launching team of Williams Communications business’ and nationwide fiber optic network in 1997. David spent the early years of his career in sales and marketing at the Dow Chemical Company.
He holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati and an M.B.A. degree with Distinction from The Wharton Graduate School of Business, where he was also named a Palmer Scholar.
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