# David Kozhuk

> David Kozhuk is the Boston-based founder and CEO of uConnect, a virtual career center platform for colleges and universities. A UMass Amherst finance graduate and former private equity analyst, he started uConnect in 2013 after returning to his alma mater to recruit and discovering how few students engaged with career services. His work focuses on making career support accessible throughout education and connecting engagement with student outcomes.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at uConnect
- **Organizations:** uConnect, Arctaris Capital Partners, Brook Venture Partners
- **Education:** BBA in Finance, Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- **Known for:** Founded uConnect, which describes its platform as used by hundreds of institutions across the United States in 2026., Led uConnect to first prize and $50,000 in the 2014 TechOut competition., Was part of a small Arctaris team that raised more than $80 million and completed more than 15 transactions, according to his 2017 conference biography.

## Career timeline

- **2008** — Graduated from UMass Amherst and began working in finance, including as an analyst at Brook Venture Partners.
- **2009** — Joined the founding team at Arctaris Capital Partners as an analyst.
- **2013** — Founded uConnect after a disappointing recruiting experience at his alma mater.
- **2014** — Participated in LearnLaunchX; uConnect won the $50,000 first prize at TechOut.
- **2021** — Isenberg profiled his work and its planned expansion of uConnect to undergraduates, graduate students and alumni.
- **2022** — Returned to Isenberg for an April 5 conversation about founding uConnect.
- **2023** — Published articles defending investment in career services and outlining its evolution toward campus-wide integration.
- **2026** — Outlined a new phase of uConnect focused on search, engagement measurement and student outcomes.

## Achievements

- Founded uConnect, which describes its platform as used by hundreds of institutions across the United States in 2026.
- Led uConnect to first prize and $50,000 in the 2014 TechOut competition.
- Was part of a small Arctaris team that raised more than $80 million and completed more than 15 transactions, according to his 2017 conference biography.
- Developed an early career-services prototype with feedback and pilot support from Isenberg.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Was listed with Jess Kitt for the September 10 Product Pulse webinar on AI Search, institutional outcomes data, labor-market insights and the platform roadmap.
- **2026-08** — Returned to the Career Everywhere podcast to discuss career-services engagement, student outcomes and the recruiting experience that prompted uConnect.
- **2026-01** — Published a January 27 roadmap outlining smarter discovery, engagement measurement and closer connections to student outcomes, with progressive releases planned during 2026.

## Links

- Website: https://www.gouconnect.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kozhuk/

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Last updated: 2026-10-22