Overview
David Downs serves as Area Vice President of Transformation (CS) at Writer, a position held since May 2026 [1][3]. Downs previously spent nine years at Smartsheet on the Professional Services team, progressing through roles from Solutions Consultant to Director of Professional Services (Global Delivery) between 2017 and 2026 [2][4][5][6][7][8]. Before joining Smartsheet, Downs played professional basketball in Europe for three years, including time with Rhinestars Köln from 2015 to 2017, and worked as a basketball trainer and camp coordinator [2][9][10]. Downs holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a focus on Accounting from Seattle Pacific University [11].
Profile introduction
I recently joined WRITER as the Area Vice President of Transformation (post sales). I had been on the Professional Services team at Smartsheet for 9 years, after playing 4 years of college basketball and moving on to professional basketball for 3 years in Europe (Ukraine and Germany). Through my experience with team sports at the highest level, I learned the value of hard work and being accountable for performance within a team environment. In my role at WRITER, I will build a team of Transformation and Adoption Leads who bring the AI agent platform to life for Enterprise Customers. I will al…
Career history
- Area Vice President of Transformation (CS)May 2026 to presentWriter
- Director of Professional Services (Global Delivery)Sep 2023 to May 2026Smartsheet
- Senior Manager of ConsultingJul 2021 to Sep 2023Smartsheet
- Consulting ManagerJun 2019 to Jul 2021Smartsheet
- Senior ConsultantFeb 2019 to Jun 2019Smartsheet
- Solutions ConsultantJul 2017 to Feb 2019Smartsheet
- Professional AthleteJan 2015 to Jun 2017Rhinestars Köln
- Basketball Trainer, Camp CoordinatorMar 2011 to Aug 2015PRO Club
Education
- Bachelor of Arts - BA, Business Administration: Accounting2010 - 2014Seattle Pacific University
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