David Dove
David W. Dove was awarded a BS in Aerospace Engineering from NC State in 1969 and later received a master’s degree from MIT in Aeronautics and Astronautics and a M.B.A. from Boston University. He was elected to the partnership of Harbridge House, a Boston-area management consulting and research firm in record time – 3+ years — and started his own consulting group at age 34, growing the firm to 100 consultants in 7 offices. In 2005, he sold the business to Hitachi, becoming the Managing Vice President of their Financial Services and Strategy practices. He brought his 30 years of payments and retail financial services industry experience to Cardtronics in 2013, having served the company as a strategy consultant since 2009 as part of his role as Managing General Partner of Dove Capital Partners LLC. As President – North American Business Group for Cardtronics, David Dove leads Cardtronics’ North American division, driving growth for the company through its businesses in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. In his role, Mr. Dove is responsible for profit and loss management and directs the development and execution of strategic growth initiatives. In 2016, Mr. Dove was inducted into the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Hall of Fame at NC State to celebrate his accomplishments.
Impact
This scholarship reconnects me with NC State and provides a way for me to ensure that deserving undergraduate students can get a helping hand.