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David Willox

Strategic Advisor / Cyber Security / National Security / Innovation / Broadcast Media / Journalism

Dallas, Texas

Invests in

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Education

Work Experience

  • Managing Partner

    2011

    David Willox is a Managing Partner with Bluewater International, LLC, where he identifies investment opportunities, structures strategic growth plans, recruits executives and offers operational leadership as needed for portfolio companies. Willox brings a recognized expertise in new media, emerging technology, organizational communication and operational leadership. He maintains strong relationships in the national network and cable television arena, while being respected for his award winning investigative and feature broadcast content with Dateline, NBC and ABC's PrimeTime Live.

ThreatMinder

2021

  • Advisor / Investor

    2021

    ThreatMinder provides powerful data analytics and business disruption services. Their combined experience over the past 30 years brings together the best of the CIA and FBI analytics processes with Silicon Valley product expertise. The ThreatMinder team focuses on making the entire process easy, enabling anyone in your organization to use this proven effective risk awareness and prevention solution. ThreatMinder's powerful algorithms are augmented by real people: saving you time by preventing false positives and eliminating raw data streams. We hide the complexity while focusing on customer usability.

CAVU Biotherapies

2018

  • Advisor / Investor

    2018

    CAVU Biotherapies is a, USDA authorized, veterinary biotech company focused on modernizing cancer care for dogs using personalized therapies with veterinary oncology providers located in California, Texas, and Florida. CAVU's services enable owners to plan ahead for their dogs T-cell based cancer care and veterinarians to tailor treatments to the individual by using greater knowledge of the patient's immune system.

  • Board of Advisors, Partner, Investor, Mentor

    2012

  • Adisor / Investor

    2015

    ClearForce offers a workforce assurance and employee risk management platform that protects organizations and employees from workplace crime through continuous monitoring of risky behavior. ClearForce delivers real-time, event-based alerts of employee misconduct and high-risk behavior occurring outside the workplace that may present a level of risk to an organization, its employees, or its customers.

  • Advisor / Investor

    2016

    Secured Communications provides a better way to share more information faster and to the right people, protect communication privacy from cyber threats, communicate interoperably between agencies and companies, separate official communication from personal information, manage BYOD usage, utilize mobile productivity and manage internal communications.

Critical Information Network

2008 - 2011

  • EVP Operations

    2008 - 2011

    Identified, researched and prepared financial proposal for venture capital and investment team which lead to the acquisition of Primedia Workplace Learning assets, including a 200,000 sq/ft tv studio complex producing television, commercial, and video training content. Played a chief role in leading the company through a rebuilding, re-branding, restructuring and growth plan that successfully doubled revenues, reduced expense, and re-positioned the company as a leading interactive on-line video-based training content provider.

Dateline NBC / The Today Show / NBC News

2002 - 2008

  • Freelance Producer / Broadcast Consultant

    2002 - 2008

    Report and Field Produce for: Dateline NBC The Today Show ABC News, Primetime Co-Executive Producer: DIY Network- "Making Home Movies" Broadcast Services: AMS Pictures

Dateline NBC, NBC News

1998 - 2002

  • Investigative Producer

    1998 - 2002

    Produce network primetime programming, including investigative feature stories, breaking news coverage and documentary specials. Producer of award winning hidden-camera investigation. Numerous highly rated investigative credits. Work with network correspondents during story development and in the field. Scripting and editing of feature broadcasts. Research, develop, and pitch segment proposals. Responsible for segment budgeting and mobilizing production teams. Regular contact with national experts and policy makers.

PrimeTime Live, ABC News

1996 - 1998

  • Senior Production Associate / Investigative Producer

    1996 - 1998

    Associate produced half-hour news features and investigative reports. National and international travel, covering breaking news and feature stories. Coordinated large-scale production teams including multi-camera shoots. Utilized personal network of nationally recognized investigative contacts and sources to develop and assist with investigative news stories. Participated in and coordinated investigative shoots utilizing hidden cameras and surveillance vehicles.