Dave Lemont

As the key principal in Lemont Consulting, Dave helps early stage companies to develop the optimal “go to market” strategy that maximizes long term valuation for the company. Throughout his distinguished career, Dave has successfully launched, grown, and guided software companies from inception through initial public offering and successful exits to some of the largest system and software companies in the world.

Most recently Dave Lemont was the Chief Executive Officer of AppIQ, the leader in Storage Management Software. AppIQ was recently acquired by HP creating over 600% returns for investors. Immediately prior to joining AppIQ, Dave was Chief Executive Officer of Revit Technology, where he led the company through its successful 2002 acquisition by Autodesk, the world’s leading design software and digital content company.

Earlier in his career Dave was Chief Operating Officer at Concentra Corporation, the leading provider of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions for product configuration, which he led to an IPO in 1996 and ultimately a sale of the company to Oracle Corporation, where Dave managed Oracle’s Product Configuration division.