David McLaughlin

Principal at Ergo | Geopolitical and Macroeconomic Forecasting, Risk Advisory, and Commercial Intelligence

New York, New York, United States

About

Client-focused sales professional with extensive experience building and executing successful business development strategies in the tech industry. Consultative and collaborative, I enjoy partnering with my customers to identify solutions to help achieve their strategic objectives and generate value for their organization.

Experience

  • Americas Corporate Lead at Ergo
    Dec 2025 - Present · 8 mos

  • Enterprise Relationship Partner at Bloomberg Government
    Apr 2025 - Nov 2025 · 8 mos

    Partnering with Government Affairs professionals to help them more effectively advocate for their clients and affect positive policy outcomes.

  • Policy Consultant at U.S. Department of State
    Jan 2024 - May 2024 · 5 mos

    • Consulted on the development of critical mineral supply chains in Central Asia as part of Johns Hopkins SAIS Central Asia Practicum. • Delivered policy recommendations to advance U.S. objectives for developing and integrating Central Asia's critical mineral production into global supply chains. • Conducted comprehensive research and analysis to support policy initiatives aimed at enhancing regional stability and security.

  • Senior Manager, Sales Development at Chainalysis Inc.
    Aug 2021 - Oct 2023 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    • Designed and implemented new sales development program to support increased growth targets • Oversaw expansion of the team and onboarded 13 new team members within my first 7 months • Generated reports to track and assess team impact as well as provided regular briefings to leadership

  • Senior Manager, Business Development at VMware
    Jan 2020 - Aug 2021 · 1 yr 8 mos

    • Promoted to senior manager and oversaw team transition into VMware’s modern apps business unit • Reoriented team strategy and provided team enablement to support newly expanded product portfolio • Coordinated with GTM leadership on campaigns and provided assessments on their effectiveness