# David Shen > Practicing holistic coaching of the body, mind, and spirit. I help people who are stuck and lost find their optimal mix of life, work, and passion/purpose in their lives. Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/davidshen David's coaching passion stems from a love for helping people and seeing them grow and thrive. Practicing holistic coaching, he coaches the body, mind, and spirit together for optimal insight and results. David attempts to meld many different modalities into his sessions, ranging from evidenced-based to the esoteric, and his techniques span traditional coaching to movement to energy. His training in exercise, movement and rehab methods blends well with somatic coaching techniques, just as somatic coaching enhances his ability to inquire and help clients reach positive results in traditional coaching sessions. Having worked in technology in Silicon Valley for nearly two decades, David’s broad experience base offers a unique and useful perspective to his corporate clients. He has worked in startups to large corporations, including one that was a startup and saw it go public. David has also held many positions from individual contributor to Vice President and has experienced the viewpoints of the workplace from many angles. He has also invested in many companies at an early stage and advised as well as served on their corporate boards. David loves working with clients to optimize fulfillment in one or across as many dimensions as a client desires. In considering the totality of our lives, David acknowledges that personal life and the workplace are intertwined, as is our lives are bound between ourselves and others around us. He enjoys helping clients in all aspects of their lives, creating awareness and understanding of root causes, determining capacity and willingness to change, and then helping them derive the path that is right for them, in the timing and method of their choosing. After breaking down barriers to moving forward, David works with clients to determine their passions and helps them design a life going forward that brings them joy and energy. David believes in endless possibilities and creating resilience and hope in all of our quests in life. Check out my podcast for coaches at: https://www.thesandyanddaveshow.com! ## Work Experience ### President @ CoachDShen, LLC Jan 2012 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area International Coaching Federation ACC. Genco Method Level 1 - Somatics, Neurological Approaches, Reiki. ADAPT Certified Functional Health Coach. Personal training and rehab to performance. Total Immersion Swimming Level 2 Coach, Original Strength Level 2 Coach, Anatomy in Motion, RKC L1, PCC, Precision Nutrition Level 2. ### Care Coach @ BetterUp Jan 2022 – Present | United States Supporting employees of corporations who provide mental health coaching as a benefit. ### Fellow Coach, Mental Health @ Modern Health Jan 2021 – Present Supporting employees of companies who offer mental health coaching as a benefit. ### President @ David Shen Ventures, LLC Jan 2006 – Present ### Swim Pro @ Menlo Swim and Sport Jan 2015 – Jan 2021 | Menlo Park, California, United States Total Immersion swim coaching at Menloswim.com's Burgess and Belle Haven Pools. ### Venture Partner, West Coast Operations @ LaunchCapital Jan 2011 – Jan 2020 I am responsible for investing in seed stage startups in internet/tech/mobile on the West Coast and in NYC. ### Venture Advisor @ betaworks Jan 2007 – Jan 2015 ### VP International Products @ Yahoo! Jan 2003 – Jan 2004 ### VP User Experience and Design @ Yahoo! Jan 1995 – Jan 2003 ### Product Designer @ frog Jan 1993 – Jan 1995 Sunbeam toaster, Packard Bell PCs and ergonomic keyboard. ### Product Designer @ Apple Computer Jan 1990 – Jan 1993 Apple Ergonomic Keyboard, Quicktake 100, Applevision 1710AV Monitors. ## Education ### MS in Computer Science Stanford University ### 60 Hour ICF ACSTH Accredited Course in Life Coaching Laser Focused Coaching Course, Marion Franklin ### BS in Computer and Systems Engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/dwshen - Portfolio: http://www.coachdshen.com - Portfolio: http://www.davidshenventures.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/davidshen JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/davidshen/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13