David Offensend

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| name = David G. Offensend

| nationality = American

| birth_date = 1955

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| alma_mater = Harvard Business School

| occupation = President and CEO at Education Development Center

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David G. Offensend (born 1955) is the president and chief executive officer of the global nonprofit Education Development Center.{{cite web|title=Offensend, David|url=http://www.edc.org/david-offensend}} He joined EDC after 10 years as the chief operating officer at the New York Public Library (NYPL). Offensend received his bachelor's degree from Princeton University and a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School.{{cite web|title=David G. Offensend|url=http://www.nypl.org/help/about-nypl/leadership/offensend|publisher=New York Public Library|accessdate=19 January 2016}} He was replaced at NYPL by Iris Weinshall.{{cite web|title=New York Public Library Appoints Iris Weinshall Chief Operating Officer|url=http://www.nypl.org/press/press-release/july-10-2014/new-york-public-library-appoints-iris-weinshall-chief-operating|publisher=New York Public Library|accessdate=19 January 2016}}

He was a co-founder of Evercore Partners and was senior advisor to the private equity business when he left in 2004 to join the New York Public Library, where he stayed until 2014.{{cite news|url=http://www.linkedin.com/pub/david-offensend/9/a6/973|title=David Offensend}} Prior to that, he worked for the Texas investor Robert M. Bass and Lehman Brothers. He is a trustee of Princeton University.{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/david-offensend/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131008025750/http://www.forbes.com/profile/david-offensend/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 8, 2013|title=David Offensend|work=Forbes.com}}