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David Sankey

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Chief Product Officer at Genio
📍 Greater Leeds Area, United Kingdom

David Sankey is an executive leader with over a decade of experience scaling purpose-driven technology businesses, particularly in the edtech sector. As Co-CEO and CPO of Genio (now Glean), he was instrumental in growing the company from £1m to £13m ARR. He holds an EMBA from Quantic and a BA from the University of Leeds.

Outside of his executive roles in technology, David has a background in community-focused leadership. He previously managed the operations for St Georges Church in Leeds, increasing its conference income, and also served as a Team Leader for a discipleship program based in Ndola, Zambia.

Unique fact: Before his extensive career in educational technology, David led a discipleship program in Zambia.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Chief Product Officer
Location
Greater Leeds Area, United Kingdom
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Scaling EdTech
He has over a decade of experience leading a bootstrapped edtech company through significant year-on-year growth, expanding its reach to over 1, 000 institutions globally.
Product Leadership
Served as both Co-CEO and Chief Product Officer, demonstrating a strong focus on shaping product strategy and execution to drive business growth and transformation.
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Career

Work history

7-2024 - 10-2025
Chief Product Officer
Genio
7-2016 - 10-2025
Director
Genio
7-2023 - 7-2025
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Genio
1-2011 - 7-2014
Administrator
St George's Church, Leeds
1-2010 - 8-2010
Team Leader
Soap Box African Quest
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Education
2019 - 2020
Executive Master of Business Administration - EMBA
Quantic School of Business and Technology
2005 - 2008
BA
University of Leeds
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