David Buza

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Chief Technology Officer at Solomon Partners

New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

David is a visionary technology leader with deep experience delivering transformational change in complex industries like financial services and healthcare. He excels at aligning technology with business strategy to create scalable platforms. He holds engineering degrees from Duke University and the University of Virginia.

He is passionate about supporting the next generation of innovators. David serves on the Board of Visitors for Duke Universitys Pratt School of Engineering, where he provides long-term guidance and support to help shape the future of engineering education and problem-solving.

At a previous role, he successfully transitioned technology delivery cycles from being measured in years to weeks.

Personality Overview

Fast Follower

Persuasive & Assertive

Friendly Yet Blunt

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing  They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information.

Topics They Care About

Technology Transformation
His career is defined by leading technology overhauls to drive growth, from moving entire platforms to the cloud to implementing strategic change roadmaps in regulated industries.
Financial Services Tech
As the CTO of an investment bank, and with past leadership roles at UBS and MUFG, he has extensive expertise in technology for M&A and capital markets.
Scalable Platforms
A stated goal in his current role at a rapidly growing firm is to build a scalable and resilient technology platform to support continued expansion.

Media Appearances

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Work History

10-2022
Chief Technology Officer at Solomon Partners
11-2022
Member of the Board of Visitors at Duke University Pratt School of Engineering
Chief Technology Officer at EHE Health
Managing Director, Strategy and Transformation at MUFG
Global Head of Technology and Programs at UBS Investment Bank

Education

1991 - 1995
Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Duke University
1995 - 1997
Master of Science from University of Virginia

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Insights For Selling To David

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use a combination of data as well as stories for your pitch, a ppt might not be necessary
  • Leverage 'negging', or the art of asking negative questions like "you must not be convinced yet..."
  • Help them realize that any personal risk in making this decision is far less compared to what the results could mean for them

DONT's

  • Avoid making offhand commitments, understand the root of their concerns first
  • Avoid long presentations and just 'high-level' value proposition, dive into the details
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with David is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from David

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will David move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can David take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And David

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