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David Partain is the Senior Director of Business and Product Strategy at Capital-Force ETF, a four-time entrepreneur, an asset management marketing executive, a board member and advisor, and a speaker. He has driven brand and business growth for FlexShares and Northern Trust.
He leads go-to-market strategy at Capital-Force ETF, blending data-driven strategy with people-centric leadership. Alongside that he advises leadership teams and boards, and speaks on brand building, go-to-market strategy, marketing innovation, leadership, and growth.
Five areas: go-to-market strategy and growth, digital innovation and MarTech oversight, brand reputation and risk considerations, marketing investment and performance evaluation, and executive and cross-functional alignment.
Three topics: building a brand that drives growth, becoming a more effective leader, and go-to-market execution. He speaks to marketing leaders, asset managers, and entrepreneurs.
He began his career founding four ventures, then moved into asset management. He built and led global teams across Chicago and London, orchestrating brand integrations and modernizing marketing operations, and his work earned multiple industry honors for content marketing excellence. At FlexShares and Northern Trust he helped lift brand recognition from 12% to 40% and expanded advisor engagement to more than 71,000 annual interactions.
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