David Mann

Bio

David Mann is a Managing Partner and co-Founder of Spring Mill Venture Partners, a venture capital firm focused on early-stage information technology and life sciences investments. His background includes general management, operations, and investment experience. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of BioStorage Technologies, Cine-tal Systems, and WebLink International and as a board observer at PerfectServe and Scale Computing. Previously, David worked with ServiceMaster Ventures, a corporate venture capital group, and was a founding member of the ServiceMaster Home Service Center, a high growth joint venture between Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and ServiceMaster, in which he held operations and sales roles. Earlier, he served as assistant to the Chief Executive Officer of INVESCO, a leading investment management company, while a summer associate. David began his career as an officer in the United States Navy. He was selected as a White House liaison assigned to the staff of the Secretary of the Navy. Earlier, David held various general management positions in information systems as well as operations and logistics on board a nuclear guided missile cruiser. David serves as an adjunct faculty member at Indiana University, Kelley School of Business where he launched and teaches the Venture Capital & Entrepreneurial Finance course in the M.B.A. program (Indianapolis). In addition, he is a former President of the Venture Club of Indiana, former Board Director of the TechPoint Political Action Committee, and currently serves as Board Chair of KIPP Indianapolis College Preparatory, a Board Director of HVAF (Helping Homeless Veterans and Families) of Indiana, and on the Board of Advisors of the Marian University School of Business, Pellegrino & Associates, Purdue Emerging Innovations Fund, and SproutBox. He also serves on the Dean’s Advisory Council at the Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing, Naval Academy Nomination Committee for a United States Representative, and he is a member of the Lacy Leadership Association. David received his Master in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School and his Bachelor of Science from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis.