NEW YORK / INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
Bringing interests together.
Advising Côte d’Ivoire’s finance minister on sovereign wealth fund guidelines with a group of investment bankers on Wall Street.
STRATEGIC ADVISORY · PUBLIC AFFAIRS · COMMUNICATIONS
Shape the future.
Make it your own.
Manage your opportunity.
Connecting ideas, people and institutions to create value—around the corner and around the world.
LOS ANGELES / NEW YORK / WASHINGTON, D.C.
Organizations we serve and have served
01 / FIND THE DIRECTION
Strategy.
See the possibilities. Define the priorities. Create a clear path forward.
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02 / MAKE IT MATTER
Storytelling.
Turn ideas into messages that inform, inspire and move people to act.
Discover the approach ↗
03 / BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER
Build Community.
Connect people around ideas worth sharing and opportunities worth pursuing.
Start a conversation ↗SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA / CLOSE TO HOME
Opportunity starts
close to home.
Rooted in Southern California.
Informed by a world of experience.
For businesses, schools, nonprofits, musical artists and entertainment venues in Orange County, Long Beach and Los Angeles, opportunity begins with understanding the community.
DNY helps clarify your position, tell your story and connect with the people and institutions that matter—from neighborhood audiences to civic leaders and strategic partners.
In short, DNY creates communities of interest around growing businesses, talented artists, innovative ideas and nonprofit initiatives that have the potential to make the world a better place to live.
Our work
01 / THE APPROACH
Opportunity begins
with perspective.
Change perceptions.
Create mindshare.
Generate value.
Every organization has a story, a set of relationships and an opportunity waiting to take shape. David helps clarify the mission, sharpen the message and connect it with the people who can move it forward.
Drawing on consulting experience across five continents, DNY Associates brings local insight and a global understanding of business, government and community.
02 / WHAT WE DO
Insight into action.
A clear strategy. A relevant story.
The right relationships.
Strategic Advisory
Understand the landscape, define your position and organize the next move.
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Business development, strategic partnerships, public perception analysis and opportunity planning. We bring multiple business and institutional interests into a single, practical direction.
Public Affairs & Advocacy
Connect your mission with the decision-makers and communities that matter.
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Create strategies for policy development, stakeholder engagement and holistic community building for businesses leaders, musical artists, entertainment venues, nonprofits with the general public, government and institutions.
Storytelling & Outreach
Make your message relevant—and give it a path to the right audience.
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Decipher trends and use exponential project to create thematic content, messaging, marketing, internal communications, events and targeted outreach. DNY relies on experienced subject matter experts help refine the story and support its execution with metrics for success.
03 / SELECTED EXPERIENCE
Local touch.
Global reach.
Relationships built across borders.
Perspectives shaped by experience.
WASHINGTON, D.C. / PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Working where decisions happen.
Engagement at the U.S. State Department with Ambassador Don Yamamoto, Bureau of African Affairs.
Advising officials and businesses on connections with U.S. interests.
Advising Amazonian communities on procedures for establishing a university.
Working with the Zambian Chamber of Commerce on attracting U.S. firms.
Advising on a strategic relationship with a major electronics firm.
Selected engagements from David’s professional archive.
Explore our case histories ↗IN THEIR WORDS
“David Young is one of the most visionary and connected global advisors I have ever had the great pleasure to know.”
Mona DeFrawi CEO, IPO Quest
As always, you can do remarkable things.
Arnold & Porter Washington, D.C.
Your assistance has been invaluable.
Boeing Aerospace
Exceptional intellect, natural leader, strong business acumen.
Jessica Harthcock Founder & CEO, Utilize Health
04 / ABOUT DAVID
A world of experience.
A personal approach.
Strategist. Communicator.
Connector.
David N. Young advises organizations on how to create value through clearer positioning, compelling messages and purposeful relationships.
His experience spans government, international commerce, energy, education and corporate outreach. He has worked with world leaders, public institutions, major companies and small businesses, bringing a broad perspective to each new challenge.
Connect on LinkedIn ↗05 / START A CONVERSATION
What opportunity
are you ready to shape?
Tell David what you’re working toward.
Start with a conversation about your goals, your audience and your next move.