Dave Paulus is an executive leader, mentor, and strategic advisor with over 35 years of experience in scaling marketing and technology services organizations. His expertise lies in driving exponential growth through strategic execution and team building.

As a member of Merkle’s executive team, Dave was instrumental in the firm’s ascent, focusing on growth strategy, market execution, and forging strategic partnerships. He successfully led Merkle's Global Partnerships with industry giants including Adobe, Salesforce, Google, and AWS. When Dave retired in 2022, Merkle, a dentsu company, had grown to over $1 Billion in annual US revenues.

Since transitioning from executive leadership, Dave has dedicated his time to mentoring, coaching, and providing advisory services to business leaders and foundations. His current focus on developing executive talent and refining business strategies perfectly aligns with MRE Capital’s mission to professionalize and accelerate the growth trajectories of its portfolio companies. 

Dave began his career at Trans Union, a global information and insights company, and holds a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Clemson University.  Dave currently resides in Big Sky, MT.