David Norris is a seasoned internet leader, having worked in online operational, product, marketing and strategy roles since the turn of the century. This has been mainly in travel and hospitality, including four stints as Chief Operating Officer, three of which were scaling fast-growth venture capital-backed startups. He was later a VC investor at Forward Partners, incubating idea-stage startups, but now focuses on strategy and marketing in his role as Chief Growth Officer at Holiday Extras. David is also Non-Executive Director at The Sports Trust and mentors startup founders.