About David

David Daoud is Principal Analyst and President of Compliance Standards LLC, overseeing research on the supply and demand sides in the ITAD sector. David has researched the mainstream IT hardware market since 1996 and expanded into hardware disposition research in 2003. He has spearheaded the creation of IDC’s GRADE certification.

David interacted with a large of companies operating or with interest in the tech space, providing briefings and presentations to technology and financial clients from Silicon Valley, New York, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Europe and across the United States and Canada.

In addition to tracking new technologies, David has been providing consulting and advisory services to companies looking to establish best practice sustainability, ESG and in their IT equipment decommissioning and helped leading ITAD service providers assess demand, understand competition, and forecast what’s to come.

Prior to IDC, David worked for Computerworld as a research analyst and at Harvard University as a data analyst. He also taught computer science and English as Adjunct Faculty in Boston, Massachusetts.

David studied oil and gas economics at Algiers University and Suffolk University in Boston. He is also certified ESG investing specialist from the Wharton School of Business.

David can be reached at 917-271-9837 or via WhatsApp at 508-981-6937. You can also email him at dd****@co******************.com or book a free conversation using the form to the right.