David Scantling (born August 22, 1966) has led start-up technology teams at Uprizer, Econex, Grey Haven and Storage Continuity. As a senior executive at IBM, Hewlett-Packard and the US Department of Defense, he worked on major business transformation, Internet and telecommunications initiatives. Scantling earned the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service for his work on economic development and Information & Communications Technology (ICT) initiatives across Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom during 2006-7. He is currently the President & CEO of Scantling Technology Ventures, LLC, a private equity firm based in Akron, Ohio.