# David Walsh

> David Walsh is the Australian founder and co-CEO of CIM, the Sydney-founded company behind PEAK building-operations software. After careers involving Intel, SAP and property services, he moved his family to Australia in 2009 and established CIM in 2013. Now publicly based in Boulder, Colorado, he focuses on international clients and partners while advocating more efficient use of existing buildings and their operational data.

- **Role:** Founder and Co-CEO at CIM
- **Organizations:** CIM, SAP, Intel, EP&T Global, SEDAC Energy Management
- **Nationality:** Australian (naturalised), of Irish origin
- **Education:** Bachelor of Computer Science, Griffith College Dublin, University of Limerick
- **Known for:** Founded CIM and developed its early building-analytics software with Colin Cullinan., Built a paying customer base before taking external investment., Led CIM through Australian growth and expansion into international markets.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2009** — Worked with Intel and SAP, including work in Ireland and Germany, and ran a construction business in Ireland.
- **2009** — Moved to Sydney with his wife and two young children following the Irish property crash.
- **2013** — Founded CIM in Sydney; built the first software with university colleague Colin Cullinan.
- **2017** — CIM Enviro secured A$3 million from Capital Markets Technologies, the investment arm of CMCRC.
- **2022** — CIM announced a US$6.7 million Series A led by Five V Capital and Carthona Capital.
- **2023** — Moved to Colorado to establish CIM’s physical presence in the United States.
- **2025** — Publicly identified as founder and co-CEO alongside David Wright; Wright’s October 2026 account dates his appointment to a year earlier.
- **2026** — CIM describes Walsh’s remit as international clients and partners, with Wright focused on scaling operations and Australian clients.

## Achievements

- Founded CIM and developed its early building-analytics software with Colin Cullinan.
- Built a paying customer base before taking external investment.
- Led CIM through Australian growth and expansion into international markets.
- CIM received Digital Innovation of the Year at the Energy Awards and an Embracing Innovation Telstra Best of Business award.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — David Wright’s first-year co-CEO account describes Walsh as focused on international clients and partners; CIM reports more than 20 partners and buildings under management more than doubling in 18 months.
- **2026-04** — His LinkedIn profile lists an article titled “Dashboards don’t fix buildings. Building Performance Engineers do.” dated April 20.
- **2025-08** — Appeared on a building-efficiency panel with Paul Raftery, Kevin Brown and Shane Davis, discussing verifiable AI and measurable outcomes.

## Links

- Website: https://www.cim.io/author/david-walsh
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidwalshcim/

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