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David Melnick

Investor at Work-Bench

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Overview

David Melnick is an investor at Work-Bench [6]. Melnick was formerly a leader and published author in technology and risk management organizations who spoke internationally on cyber security and privacy [2]. Melnick currently holds investor or advisor positions at multiple firms, including Weblife Fund [4], Cyber Mentor Fund [5], Swift Ventures [8], Moonshots Capital [9], and J-Impact Fund [7], and is a member of PEF Community [10]. Melnick also serves in operations and technology roles at GroupTherapyLA/NY [3]. Melnick holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management [12], a BA in History and Social Sciences from UC Berkeley [13], and an EMT certification from UCLA's Center for Prehospital Care [11].

Profile introduction
Source excerptLinkedIn [2]

Formerly a forward-thinking leader and published author building high performance technology and risk management organizations, who spoke internationally about the intersection of cyber security and privacy. Now, a mostly retired, semi-deep-thinker about AI, Longevity and how to live a good life. Focused on being of service and deepening my relationships with friends and family, while keeping my mind active with interesting personal, professional and spiritual puzzles. Specialties: Entrepreneurship • Technology Startups • Privacy • Data Protection • Enterprise Risk Management, Cyber Threat…

Career history

  1. Operations and TechnologySep 2025 to presentGroupTherapyLA/NY
  2. Cyber, Tech and Philanthropic InvestingMar 2021 to presentWeblife Fund
  3. Investor, AdvisorJun 2020 to presentCyber Mentor Fund
  4. InvestorJul 2021 to presentWork-Bench
  5. InvestorOct 2021 to presentJ-Impact Fund
  6. InvestorJun 2021 to presentSwift Ventures
  7. InvestorJul 2021 to presentMoonshots Capital
  8. MemberJan 2021 to presentPEF Community

Education

  1. EMT, Center for Prehospital Care2019 - 2019UCLA
  2. MBA1996UCLA Anderson School of Management
  3. BA, History and Social Sciences1990University of California, Berkeley

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