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David Laribee

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Author & Instructor at Dojo Academy
📍 Atlanta, Georgia, United States

David Laribee is the Cofounder & CEO of Nerd/Noir, specializing in change strategy for digital product and engineering organizations. With over 25 years of experience, he has transformed teams across diverse industries and helped pioneer the dojo approach to immersive learning, lean and kanban methods, and the ALT. NET movement. He studied Psychology at Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

David co-founded Nerd/Noir with his wife, Alexandra West, and previously hosted a podcast with her. He grew up on a farm in Upstate New York, an experience that shaped his lead-from-the-front approach, his appreciation for cross-disciplinary teams, and his disdain for fake maple syrup.

Unique fact: People who have worked with him often describe him as smart, focused, modest, and a catalyst for change.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Author & Instructor
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Change Strategy
As a self-described "change strategist, " he specializes in helping large digital product and software engineering organizations with continuous improvement.
Immersive Learning
He helped develop the "dojo" approach to immersive learning at Target, founded the Dojo Academy, and frequently writes and speaks on the topic.
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Career

Work history

1-2021
Author & Instructor
Dojo Academy
10-2017 - 5-2023
Head of Dojos & Strategic Advisor
Cprime, Inc
11-2014 - 9-2017
Product & Technical Coach
DevJam
10-2014
Cofounder & CEO
Nerd/Noir, LLC
10-2008 - 11-2014
Product Development Coach
VersionOne
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Education
Psychology
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
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