Throughout his tenure, he built an impeccable reputation as a collaborator who seeks diverse points of view and can synthesize complex information and data to drive decision-making to achieve consensus among divergent perspectives.

David is known for inspiring individuals and teams to achieve optimal results in highpressure, dynamic environments. He has managed organizations up to 17,000, and assets up to $2.3B.

In his previous role as Commanding General of Second Marine Division, David was entrusted to carry out world-wide security obligations and engagements with his Marines and sailors.

As a division commander, he managed over $2B in assets and executed the largest Marine Corps training exercise in over 40 years.

He also pioneered a peer-to-peer personal counseling program that reduced suicide and suicide attempts by 66% in just 18 months.

Stationed in Djibouti from 2017 to 2018, LtGen (ret) Furness commanded a multinational joint task force focused on counterterrorism, regional security, and strategic relationships across 11 countries.

He introduced process improvements which brought $2M in monthly savings and elevated aircraft utilization rates to 90% which delivered another $12.78M in savings

Inspire individuals and teams to excel beyond perceived limitations. A collaborator who seeks diverse input and synthesizes complex information to identify relevant data for decision making, persuasion, and consensus building.

Experienced in converting emerging technologies into validated requirements while navigating the defense acquisition and budgetary process.