BIOGRAPHY

David Renard is a partner with mediaIDEAS, a global consultancy providing research and advice on the publishing industry's technology-enabled future. David most recently founded and built Netcirculation, the largest nationwide distribution network for high-end boutique fashion, art, photography, and design titles. He also co-created Stare, a publishing and advertising agency, which produced magazines that included Stare and Critic Eye.

David was the author of the recently published The Last Magazine, a visual anthology of the stylepress and a commentary on the future of printed periodicals. Previously, David was at the Gartner Group, the foremost provider of research and analysis on the global IT industry advising executives and board directors of Fortune 500 companies regarding the impact of technological innovations,spearheading a new European subsidiary that developed research-driven decision support tools which he grew into a multi-million dollar business.

About mediaIDEAS

mediaIDEAS was created in 2006 by industry veterans to helps publishers, and the companies that service them, make informed strategic decisions and plan for a digital-enabled future with its global research, analysis, and consulting services.