# David Wright

> David Wright is the co-founder, CEO and board chairman of Pattern, the Utah ecommerce company that began selling small products on Amazon and went public on Nasdaq in 2025. His background in databases informs a business combining technology with marketplace operations, while his public interviews emphasize careful hiring, autonomy and the contributions of co-founder Melanie Alder.

- **Role:** Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board at Pattern Group Inc.
- **Organizations:** Pattern Group Inc., iServe (former name of Pattern), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Autoliv
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Brigham Young University, Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems Management, Brigham Young University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Pattern and led it through its 2025 Nasdaq listing., Named with Melanie Alder among Utah Business’s 2026 Leaders of the Year., Led Pattern as it reported $877 million in Q2 2026 revenue, up 47% year over year.

## Career timeline

- **2001–2004** — Managed database operations at Autoliv.
- **2004–2015** — Held database management and enterprise information management roles at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- **2013** — Launched iServe with Melanie Alder, selling small products on Amazon from her Lehi living room.
- **2015** — Left his day job to work on the company full-time.
- **2018** — iServe rebranded as Pattern and acquired Practicology; Wright and Alder married.
- **2020** — Pattern raised a $52 million Series A.
- **2021** — Pattern announced a $225 million funding round at a $2 billion valuation.
- **2025** — Led Pattern through its Nasdaq IPO under the symbol PTRN.
- **2026** — Introduced Pattern Intelligence (Pi) at Accelerate.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Pattern and led it through its 2025 Nasdaq listing.
- Named with Melanie Alder among Utah Business’s 2026 Leaders of the Year.
- Led Pattern as it reported $877 million in Q2 2026 revenue, up 47% year over year.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Delivered a keynote at Pattern’s Accelerate event in China, discussing technology, product quality and cross-border ecommerce.
- **2026-08** — Pattern reported Q2 revenue of $877 million and net income of $27 million.
- **2026-05** — Pattern launched Pattern Intelligence (Pi) at Accelerate.
- **2026-01** — Wright and Melanie Alder were featured as Utah Business 2026 Leaders of the Year.

## Links

- Website: https://www.pattern.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-wright-0241b3
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/dwright4x4

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Last updated: 2026-10-25