David Bender
Senior Associate
Spring, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Bender is a senior associate at Fathom Fund, bringing 15 years of deep-tech experience to technical and financial due diligence, deal sourcing, and portfolio management. He co-founded an advanced materials startup and has led research teams at USC, bridging academia, military, and industry on projects ranging from the F-18 SLM program to hydrogen industrial hubs. His academic path spans MIT for undergrad and USC for a PhD in Chemical Engineering, with work on novel materials, fast-cure composites, and robust manufacturing processes. Prior to Fathom, he held roles at BCG, TOTAL, Shell, Baker Hughes, and TETRA Technologies, and has presented at SAMPE, CAMX, and Aerodef manufacturing conferences. He combines strategic and technical assessment with hands-on leadership, program management, and stakeholder engagement to translate complex tech into practical ventures. Based in Spring, Texas, he leverages a global network across academia, industry, and government to drive deep-tech investments.
16 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemical Engineering at University of Southern CaliforniaBachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyLondon School of Economics and Political Science
English, French
Github Skills (157)
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Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
codehero/benejson
Feb 2010 - Nov 2021
benejson JSON parsing library
Contributions:68 commits, 2 PRs, 13 pushes in 11 years 11 months
parsingparserjson-parsingjsonparsing-library
codehero/uwstr
May 2018 - Mar 2024
Contributions:14 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 10 months
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