David Gruber

Director, Channel Sales

United States

About

My current responsibilities include leading a global channel team at Tessell, an AI-native, multi-cloud Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) platform that simplifies the management, security, and scaling of relational and NoSQL databases like PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB. It unifies transactional and analytical operations into a single control plane, offering high performance, cost savings of up to 45%, and enhanced security for enterprise data infrastructure. I work cross-functionally with Sales/Marketing/Product and our partners to develop go to market plans across the globe. We enable our partner sellers to add value to their end customers by leveraging Tessell to improve performance and lower cost of data management. I would love to hear from you, and how you're working to grow your business. Please feel free to connect with me here or at [email protected]; let me know how I can help!

Experience

  • Director Channel Sales at Tessell
    Feb 2026 - Present · 5 mos

    Created by founders with 20+ years of Database experience and backed by Lightspeed, Tessell's vision is for you to have one console to run and manage all your Databases in the cloud. Choose your engine (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL PostgreSQL, etc.), choose your cloud, and double your performance for half the cost! Come check us out at www.tessell.com.

  • Director Channel Sales at 1Password
    May 2025 - Nov 2025 · 7 mos

    Secure all access to company resources, including those left unprotected by traditional security tools. Our customers are using 1Password to provide full control over end user authentication, AI agent authentication, access to secrets, and interactions with sensitive data, across all devices and applications enabling secure automation at scale. As part of our customers journey to being passwordless, 1Password is like a bridge between the password and passwordless worlds.

  • Director Channel Sales at LogicMonitor
    Jul 2019 - May 2025 · 5 yrs 11 mos

    LogicMonitor connects, correlates, and enriches observability data to help unify fractured IT into a single view that enables teams to deliver efficiency, insight, and value from the infrastructure to the digital experience. We leverage AI to provide unprecedented context to business-critical services that are the foundation for growth and innovation in a hybrid world. My current responsibilities include leading a team of regional channel managers who work cross-functionally with Sales/Marketing/Product and our partners to develop go to market plans across North America. We enable our partner sellers to add value to their end customers by leverage LogicMonitor to solve challenges with business critical services.

  • Senior Sales Executive at Presidio
    Jun 2016 - Jul 2019 · 3 yrs 2 mos

    Rather than a “one size fits all” approach, or having to choose between public or private cloud, I helped customers tailor hybrid solutions to meet their unique business requirements. Services included Networking, Collaboration, Cloud Consulting, Infrastructure Integration, and Software Development & Integration to help our clients create competitive advantages that capitalize on market transitions and be agile enough to respond to new business needs and user expectations.

  • Private Cloud Sales Executive at Rackspace, the #1 managed cloud company
    May 2013 - May 2016 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    I helped Enterprise and Mid-Market customers increase their speed to market by selling Private Cloud Solutions powered by OpenStack, VMware, and Microsoft technologies. I trained the portfolio sales managers and their individual sellers on how to qualify and sell Private Cloud Solutions. I established quarterly marketing plans for my geography including specialized events while leveraging Salesforce.com to provide account planning and accurate forecasting.