David Sturm

David Sturm is a Consultant at David M. Sturm & Associates Consulting.

Sturm is the former VP and CIO at the New York Public Library, a private nonprofit in New York City. There, he managed the strategic planning and operational management of technology for one of the most important and technologically advanced library systems in the world. At NYPL, Sturm directed all IT activities, including internal and external systems development, NYPL’s web site, technology support, technical design and engineering, networks, and telecommunications. Sturm also built a successful co-location business at NYPL supporting other New York-based nonprofits with data center, telecommunications, and consulting services, thus helping smaller institutions to leverage their technology budgets while providing NYPL with necessary earned income.
Prior to NYPL, Sturm was VP with Citibank’s global information network organization and worked at Citibank for 19 years in operations and technology management.

Sturm holds a B.S. in Engineering from the Cooper Union, an M.S. in Engineering from Stanford University, and an M.B.A. in Finance from New York University.