David Heard Email Address

Chief Operations Officer

Infinera is a manufacturer of high capacity optical transmission equipment, using large scale photonic integration to create Digital Optical Networks.

Give me an organization with unrealized opportunity or underperforming assets and I'll lead a transformational charge to growth, profitability and long term value. I have a unique affinity for discerning the essence of a firm’s differentiating value and the agility to calibrate strategy and mobilize people to deliver winning results.I'm actively pursuing my next executive assignment - ownership & accountability are lead criteria. Leading a growth company, driving change thru transformation at a company or advising a portfolio within a PE context would be appealing. I'm currently consulting for some of the leading technology companies in the world, driving growth and profits.I believe people and culture make a difference and are worth nurturing. Authenticity & trust are crucial to effective business relationships, and I strive to demonstrate & earn both. I’ve driven growth and game-changing strategies at public, private, startup, and F500 companies as CEO, officer, & board member. I’ve taken companies public, private, sold them from private to public, and rationalized public to private—transactions that produced wins for shareholders, customers, & employees alike. I’ve had the good fortune & foresight to lead businesses through huge technology shifts: broadband, mobility, a move from hardware to software, big data/analytics, the internet of things & wearable technologies.I’ve lived and worked in China, Singapore, Indonesia, and London. I’ve flown back/forth from India more times than I can count. I have an intense drive, insatiable curiosity, and fearless appetite for change. I’m fueled by high-energy, creativity, and by my own sense of possibility and intuition. I live this by inspiring others to make the impossible probable. My family—wife and three kids—is my greatest accomplishment. When I’m not working you’ll find me coaching kids’ sports, amid an intense workout, golfing, running, or catching big air on a wakeboard.