David Buchanan

About

I began my career at a content marketing, analytics, and CRM agency, Meredith Xcelerated Marketing, in New Business Development, where I developed a strategic prospect pipeline of new clients, ideated strategy for social media and email marketing campaigns for pitches, and coordinated RFP responses. I have over three years of procurement experience in Marketing & Sales as a Sourcing Services Specialist and Buyer I at Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., where I led over two dozen multi-million dollar RFPs, negotiated and executed over 200 contracts, handled supplier relationship management (SRM), and served as project manager for enterprise-wide initiatives. For the past nine years, I have served as Contributing Writer for Gold Derby, where I research, write, and edit features on culture and conduct interviews with theater, film, and television practitioners, including Pulitzer Prize finalists and winners. I recently received my Ph.D. in English from the University of Pennsylvania, where I wrote my dissertation on modern drama and the interconnections between domesticity and global capitalism and taught courses on contemporary global fiction and film. I also hold an M.A. in English from Penn and a B.A. in English and Economics from Fordham University.