# David Gang

> David Gang is the co-founder and former CEO of Brightspot, the enterprise publishing company established as Perfect Sense in 2008. A former AOL product executive, he now also leads the reimagining of Storm King Golf Club in Cornwall, New York, with flexible course design and programming for adaptive golfers, veterans and young players.

- **Role:** Co-founder at Brightspot
- **Organizations:** Brightspot (formerly Perfect Sense), Storm King Golf Club, Hudson Valley Golf Foundation, AOL, WebMD, Aldus Consumer Division, After Hours Software
- **Education:** University of Connecticut
- **Known for:** Co-founded the company behind Brightspot CMS., Led AOL product organizations during introductions including AIM and Buddy List., Built golf events bringing Special Olympics athletes, veterans, junior players and professional golfers together.

## Career timeline

- **1990-1992** — President of After Hours Software.
- **1992-1994** — Vice President of Marketing at Aldus Consumer Division.
- **1995-1999** — Vice President of Product Marketing at AOL from July 1995.
- **1999-2002** — Senior Vice President of Strategic Development at AOL.
- **2002-2003** — Executive Vice President of Product Marketing at AOL.
- **2003** — Became Executive Vice President of AOL Products in April; joined the AOL Latin America board in July.
- **Before 2008** — Served as EVP of Products and Programming and CTO at WebMD.
- **2008** — Co-founded Perfect Sense with Lisa Beaudoin.
- **2013** — Brightspot sponsored the inaugural Unified Challenge with 60 golfers.
- **2020** — Perfect Sense rebranded as Brightspot on August 24.
- **2022** — Moved from CEO to President and Chief Customer Officer as Raleigh McClayton became CEO in September.
- **2024** — Took over the Storm King project in Cornwall, New York, according to local reporting.

## Achievements

- Co-founded the company behind Brightspot CMS.
- Led AOL product organizations during introductions including AIM and Buddy List.
- Built golf events bringing Special Olympics athletes, veterans, junior players and professional golfers together.
- Reworked Storm King Golf Club around multiple routes and adaptive golf programming.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Troon Magazine profiled Gang’s continuing Storm King project, including further course changes and a clubhouse still in development.
- **2025-08** — Published Why Storm King?, a first-person account of the golf experiences behind the project.
- **2025-07** — Published Redefining Sustainable Golf, describing robotic mowing and electric course equipment.

## Links

- Website: https://www.brightspot.com/about-us/people/david-gang
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidgang

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