David Stone Eady

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Mayor at City of Oxford, Georgia

Oxford, Georgia, United States

Overview

David Stone Eady is the Director of Industry Engagement at Georgia Techs Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business, leveraging over 30 years of experience in sustainability and stakeholder engagement. Colleagues describe him as a positive, empathetic, and knowledgeable "systems thinker" with degrees from Georgia State University and The University of Georgia.

He is deeply involved in his community as the elected Mayor of Oxford, Georgia, where he manages the citys budget and services for over 2, 300 residents. David has deep family roots in Oxford, with ancestors who were instrumental in the towns educational history, and he actively works to preserve its heritage.

Unique fact: He concurrently serves as an academic director at a major technological university and as the elected mayor of a historic Georgia city.

Personality Overview

Slow To Decisions

Thoughtful In Approach

Calm

They maintain good relationships with everyone, internally and externally.  They are motivated by the potential impact of their decision on the organization. They prefer to follow rules and procedures.

Topics They Care About

Sustainable Business
He leads the Drawdown Georgia Business Compact, a 70+ member consortium at Georgia Tech focused on accelerating the adoption of sustainable business practices and decarbonization.
Stakeholder Engagement
A core theme in his professional history, he facilitates multi-stakeholder partnerships in both his Georgia Tech role and as Mayor of Oxford to drive strategic initiatives.
Community Development
As Mayor of Oxford, he oversees a multi-million dollar budget, capital projects like multi-use trails, and works to enhance community services and preserve local history.

Media Appearances

Oxford, Georgia City Council – Mayor David Stone Eady. Featured in City of Oxford, Georgia Official Website

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Work History

1-2020
Mayor at City of Oxford, Georgia
11-2018
Director of Industry Engagement, Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business at Georgia Institute of Technology
11-2018
Director of Industry Engagement at Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business - Scheller College of Business -GA Tech
2-2016 - 11-2018
Regional Program Coordinator at Plexus Scientific
10-2011 - 10-2015
Senior Analyst at Marstel-Day, LLC

Education

1993 - 1995
Master of Science from Georgia State University
1988 - 1990
Bachelor of Arts from The University of Georgia

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Exp : 13 Location : Oxford, Georgia, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Mayor at City of Oxford, Georgia
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Insights For Selling To David Stone

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • If possible, connect them to existing customers
  • Focus your pitch on the impact that you could help them have on their organization
  • Pause and ask them if they have any questions

DONT's

  • Don’t keep pushing them for a straight answer, just make your own conclusions
  • Don’t don the salesperson avatar, be the friendly advisor instead
  • Don’t rush them to make quick decisions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with David Stone is

  • Low-risk, go-ahead from other stakeholders and successful evaluation as per process matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from David Stone

  • They don’t say no very often, and can take you around in circles sometimes.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will David Stone move?

  • They do not like to rush and can be quite slow in their decision making.

  • Can David Stone take some risk or not?

  • They have little risk-appetite and prefer to take decisions that others support.

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