David Shatan-Pardo is a seasoned design professional currently serving as Design Director at Koto since October 2024. Prior experience includes roles as Associate Design Director at High Tide, Senior Designer at Gander Inc., and Designer at Google within the Google Creative Lab. Earlier in the career, David worked as a Designer at OCD | The Original Champions of Design and held a design internship at Yale University, contributing to the Yale Symphony Orchestra. Additional experiences include a design internship at Memo NY and a role as Junior Teaching Artist at the Children's Museum of the Arts. David holds a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design from Yale University and has studied at the Danish Institute for Study Abroad.