# David Nolan

> David Nolan is the founder and strategic advisor of Fusion Risk Management and its former CEO. A Villanova-trained mechanical engineer with earlier executive roles at Comdisco, Alternative Resources, Telenisus and Forsythe, he helped build Fusion around data-based business continuity and operational resilience. He received DRI International’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.

- **Role:** Founder and Strategic Advisor at Fusion Risk Management
- **Organizations:** Fusion Risk Management, Comdisco, Alternative Resources, Telenisus, Forsythe, Hudson Scholar Foundation
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Villanova University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Fusion Risk Management in 2006., DRI International Lifetime Achievement Award, 2020., BCI Gifted Grades MBCI designation, 2015.

## Career timeline

- **1983–1987** — Account manager at IBM, according to his LinkedIn-derived career history.
- **1987–1993** — Held roles at Comdisco leading to senior vice president.
- **1993–1998** — President of Comdisco Continuity Services.
- **1999–2001** — President, Field Operations at Alternative Resources.
- **2001–2002** — Chief operating officer at Telenisus.
- **2002–2005** — Senior vice president at Forsythe Solutions.
- **2006** — Co-founded Fusion Risk Management with John Jackson, Bob Sibik and Victor Fricas.
- **2010** — Fusion launched its Fusion Framework System.
- **2015** — Received the BCI Gifted Grades MBCI designation.
- **2017** — Fusion raised $41 million; David and Nikki Nolan donated $125,000 toward an entrepreneurship program at Villanova.
- **2019** — Moved from CEO to strategic advisor as Michael Campbell became CEO on September 16.
- **2020** — Received DRI International’s Lifetime Achievement Award, announced March 12.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Fusion Risk Management in 2006.
- DRI International Lifetime Achievement Award, 2020.
- BCI Gifted Grades MBCI designation, 2015.
- With Nikki Nolan, donated $125,000 toward entrepreneurship at Villanova in 2017.

## Latest updates

- **2021-05** — For Fusion’s fifteenth anniversary, Nolan reiterated the founding goal of helping organizations deliver on their brand promises through a data-based approach.
- **2020-03** — Fusion announced Nolan’s DRI International Lifetime Achievement Award.

## Links

- Website: https://www.fusionrm.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-nolan-4961b61

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