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David Freeman

Observer · DISC type ci
Operating Partner, Finance at Kleiner Perkins
📍 Los Gatos, California, United States

David Freeman is a finance and operations leader currently serving as an Operating Partner at Kleiner Perkins. His expertise is built on high-impact roles, including CFO at Starburst and various VP positions at Nutanix and Zscaler. He holds an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business.

He has a keen interest in building high-performing teams and scaling companies, demonstrated by his experience taking startups through significant growth phases. He values creating opportunities for interaction and recognition to motivate teams and believes time at the bar is as important as time in sessions for building relationships.

He began his career at Intel, where he credits the "direct and confrontational" culture with shaping his expectation for excellence and deep business knowledge.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Operating Partner, Finance
Location
Los Gatos, California, United States
Personality Overview

How David shows up

Curious
Assertive
Value Driven

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 ask a lot of questions and rely heavily on information and collaterals.

Priorities

Topics David cares about

Scaling Startups
He has a history of joining companies at early stages (like NetSuite and Nutanix) and helping build the finance and operations functions to support rapid growth and IPOs.
Sales Operations
He took on a VP of Sales Operations role at Nutanix, gaining a different perspective by leading inside sales, sales enablement, and global system integrator teams.
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Career

Work history

11-2024 - 9-2025
Operating Partner, Finance
Kleiner Perkins
6-2022 - 11-2024
Chief Financial Officer
Starburst
5-2021 - 6-2022
VP of Business Operations and Finance
Starburst
9-2018 - 4-2021
SVP Business Operations
ThoughtSpot
8-2014 - 9-2018
VP Corporate Sales and Global System Integrators
Nutanix
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2004 - 2007
MBA
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
1995 - 1999
BA
UC San Diego
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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