David Driscoll is a Boston-based business consultant. He primarily focuses on early-stage companies in financial services, national security, and cybersecurity. He has been an active real estate investor in Boston and New York.

Before becoming a consultant, David worked at Merrill Lynch, Cambridge Technology Partners (acquired by Novell), Breakaway Solutions, and Liberty Media Ventures, where he held a variety of finance, corporate development, and marketing positions. He has assisted in the strategic planning and fundraising efforts of many early-stage companies. David is a former board member of Boost 3 Media as well as several stealth early-stage start-ups that spun out of the MIT media lab. He is also an advisor/investor in www.O2X.com, a human performance company started by former U.S. special operations team members.

Since 2012, David has served as an independent trustee of Direxion Funds, a portfolio of leveraged ETFs and mutual funds. At Direxion, he is a member of the Audit, Nominating, Cybersecurity and Qualified Legal Compliance committees. Direxion currently manages approximately $30 billion.

David has a B.A. from Boston College. He enjoys playing golf, coaching his children’s sports teams, and reading about history.