# Dave Christensen

> Dave Christensen is the CEO and co-founder of FMG, a marketing technology company serving financial advisors and enterprise firms. His route to the corner office runs through early large-scale advisor websites, the founding and sale of Versimark, more than a decade leading FMG product strategy, and a parallel record of community projects in Sierra Leone. In 2026, he took the CEO role with a mandate to make FMG an AI-first growth platform while preserving the human relationships at the center of financial advice.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer and co-founder at FMG
- **Organizations:** FMG, Versimark, 50 Below, The Founded Group, Letitbesaid Ministries, Neba
- **Education:** BA in English Pre-Medical with a Theater minor, The College of St. Scholastica
- **Known for:** Built and led teams behind early large-scale website programs for major financial-services firms at 50 Below., Co-founded Versimark, whose SaaS platform powered more than 20,000 insurance websites before its 2011 acquisition., Co-founded FMG and led its product strategy before becoming CEO in January 2026.

## Career timeline

- **2001-2002** — Joined 50 Below to lead product and engineering work, including early large-scale website programs for financial-services firms.
- **2006** — Left 50 Below, moved his family to Sierra Leone to complete an adoption, co-founded Versimark, and founded Letitbesaid Ministries.
- **2007** — Launched a direct micro-loan program supporting entrepreneurs in Sierra Leone.
- **2008-2011** — Founded The Founded Group, a nonprofit that funded grants for social-business startups in developing communities.
- **2011** — Sold Versimark; its platform became the foundation for FMG.
- **2013** — Founded Neba, a housing initiative in Sierra Leone.
- **2015** — Helped establish a care center for children orphaned during the Ebola crisis.
- **2021** — Appeared on FMG's Market in Motion podcast as chief product and technology officer to discuss product launches.
- **2026** — Became CEO of FMG after years leading product and strategy; Scott White moved to the board.

## Achievements

- Built and led teams behind early large-scale website programs for major financial-services firms at 50 Below.
- Co-founded Versimark, whose SaaS platform powered more than 20,000 insurance websites before its 2011 acquisition.
- Co-founded FMG and led its product strategy before becoming CEO in January 2026.
- Helped develop FMG into a marketing platform used by more than 80,000 advisors reaching over 45 million investors, according to 2026 company reporting.
- Launched or supported micro-loan, social-business, housing, and child-care initiatives connected to Sierra Leone.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — FMG announced an internal Marketing Intelligence System, with Christensen describing it as part of the company's AI-first operating model.
- **2026-04** — In a Wealth Management interview, Christensen outlined plans to open FMG's ecosystem, expand into prospecting, apply AI across advisor workflows, and pursue additional acquisitions.
- **2026-02** — FMG announced its acquisition of Testimonial iQ, adding compliant review, referral, testimonial, and client-feedback capabilities.
- **2026-01** — Christensen became FMG's CEO; former CEO Scott White transitioned to the board.
- **2025-09** — GTCR completed its acquisition of FMG and appointed former LPL Financial CEO Mark Casady as executive chairman.

## Links

- Website: https://fmgsuite.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dcbuilds

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Last updated: 2026-08-26