David is the President & CEO of ShepherdRA and the Shepherd Group of Companies. As the Founder of Merraine Group Inc., David started in the executive search & recruitment business with healthcare. After growing the firm to national prominence, David formed the Shepherd Search Group® and has gone on to acquire a number of successful boutique, niche driven search firms such as MoneyTech Search Group, Dermatology Recruiters, HRselect and Shepherd Engineering amongst others.

David has been the driving force behind the firm’s global expansion as well as their diversification into interim & contract staffing. Prior to Merraine Group, David spent more than a decade in senior leadership roles in the graphic communications industry. David is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, has three dogs, a blind cat, and can frequently be found in airports, hospitals (for good reasons), or if time allows, sampling a new vintage in some obscure vineyard.