AlpharettaRrotary member David Cochran is a familiar face at our Roswell Rotary lunches. We are thrilled to have him speak to us this week about a very innovative reading program for kids- Kibeam.

David Cochran is a third generation Atlantan whose father, a WWII Navy veteran, grew up in the Lakewood area.  David himself grew up in East Atlanta and the South DeKalb area.  David graduated from Southwest DeKalb High School and attended the University of Georgia, Georgia Tech and Georgia State, earning a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from the J. Mack Robinson School of Business and an Executive Development Program Certificate from United Technologies, Corp. David’s career began in the time where companies moved people for promotions and raises. David moved with his wife Sherri, nine times in 10 years before coming home to GA to raise their family.   Sherri and David moved into a Roswell Home with an Alpharetta Address across from Rivermont Country Club before moving to their current Alpharetta home with a Milton address.  David and Sherri have three children, Jodi, Grant and Kelli, son-in-law Ryan Briel and two grandchildren, Rosemary and Ridge. 

David is a dynamic presence with an outstanding history in growth; operations; problem solving; and total customer/member experience. David has a proven record of accomplishment in being able to achieve results across organizations and businesses in global and culturally diverse environments. He is a talented and motivating leader that builds high-performance teams by establishing positive alignment with measurable results.  David is quality focused, fluent and experienced in using problem solving methodologies with cross-functional teams. David is an expert in creating solutions that are beneficial to all concerned.  

David co-founded The Global Impact Group in 2019 as a Rotary focused organization with the vision of empowering Rotarians with innovative technology solutions to cut across barriers achieving the highest possible societal and humanitarian impact with a mission to engage organizations to solve humanitarian and societal problems related to Rotary International’s seven (7) Areas of Focus.  Welcome to RRC David!