Dave grew up in Hamburg, NY. He was raised by his mother after his father was killed by a drunk driver before he was born. His mom is the force behind his desire to serve and fight for others, as she has fought for him.

Coming from a family with a history of service dating to before the American Revolution, Dave felt called to serve in the military from an early age. He graduated from the US Naval Academy in 2012, and ranked sixth in his class of nearly 1,200 midshipmen. He also holds a graduate degree from the University of Cambridge.

At the height of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Dave sought to put himself at the center of the fight against terrorism by combating the enemy’s weapon of choice – the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) – so he volunteered for the US Navy’s elite Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) community.

While on active duty, Dave deployed to the Middle East with EOD Mobile Unit TWO and to Somalia with SEAL Team FOUR. He and his Sailors were tasked with reducing explosive threats and other weapons on the battlefield. Dave remains honored to have led America’s most elite operators in harm’s way.

Dave was a candidate for the US House of Representatives in Pennsylvania’s 5th Congressional District in the 2022 election cycle. He resides with his wife Caroline in Newtown Square, PA with their two dogs, and plan to raise a family soon.