# David Snider

> David Snider is the founder and CEO of Harness, a New York wealthtech company that pairs people navigating startup equity, taxes, and estate decisions with a curated network of tax, financial, and legal advisers. Before Harness, he was COO and CFO of Compass, where he helped scale the real estate platform from pre-launch to a $1.8 billion valuation and raised every round from Series A through E. Earlier he invested more than $2 billion in deals at Bain Capital private equity and, as a college senior, wrote Money Makers, a finance primer built from interviews with leaders like Jamie Dimon and David Rubenstein.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Harness
- **Organizations:** Harness (Harness Wealth), Compass, Bain Capital, Bain Capital Ventures
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** M.B.A., Harvard Business School, A.B. in Public Policy Studies (magna cum laude), Duke University
- **Known for:** Founded and leads Harness, a wealthtech platform connecting clients to curated tax, financial, and legal advisers, Helped scale Compass from pre-launch to a $1.8 billion valuation as COO and CFO, Raised every Compass financing round from Series A through Series E

## Career timeline

- **2010** — Published Money Makers: Inside the New World of Finance and Business with Macmillan, co-authored with Chris Howard
- **2010s** — Investor at Bain Capital private equity, completing more than $2 billion in investments and working on the IPO of Sensata on the NYSE
- **2013-2018** — COO and CFO of Compass, scaling the real estate technology company from pre-launch to a $1.8 billion valuation and raising capital from Series A through Series E
- **2018** — Incubated Harness Wealth as an executive-in-residence at Bain Capital Ventures and founded the company
- **2024** — Harness continued to grow its adviser marketplace and tax platform, with a Series A raise reported in March 2024

## Achievements

- Founded and leads Harness, a wealthtech platform connecting clients to curated tax, financial, and legal advisers
- Helped scale Compass from pre-launch to a $1.8 billion valuation as COO and CFO
- Raised every Compass financing round from Series A through Series E
- Completed more than $2 billion in private equity investments at Bain Capital
- Worked on the IPO of Sensata Technologies on the New York Stock Exchange
- Authored Money Makers, a finance and business primer published by Macmillan

## Latest updates

- **2024-03** — Harness reported a Series A funding round as it expanded its tax and adviser marketplace platform.

## Links

- Website: https://harness.co
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/sniderdavida
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/DavidSniderHW

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Last updated: 2026-07-20