{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2019}} {{short description|American businessman and entrepreneur}}{{Infobox person | name = Dave Habiger | image = | birth_place = Joliet, Illinois, U.S. | education = St. Norbert College (BS)<br>University of Chicago (MBA) | organization = | children = 2 }}
'''David Habiger''' (born 1969) is an American businessman and entrepreneur. ==Early life and education== Habiger was born in Joliet, Illinois. He received a bachelor's degree in business administration from St. Norbert College and began producing documentaries after graduation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pushing On|url=http://www.sbnonline.com/2011/07/pushing-on/|work=Smart Business|access-date=July 10, 2011|archive-date=March 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312103833/http://www.sbnonline.com/2011/07/pushing-on/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1991, he founded Providence Productions, which focused on funding, producing, and distributing documentaries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Conversations from St. Norbert College featuring David Habiger|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnLw36UZtb8|work=St. Norbert College| date=January 23, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Speech at the Independent Film and Television Alliance| website=YouTube | date=February 2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv64ZXHmWM0}}</ref> In 1997, he received his MBA from the University of Chicago.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagobooth.edu/email/xp/success/spring2006/|work=Success: Stories from Chicago GSB Executive MBA Graduates|title=Alumni Perspective on Software|access-date=April 7, 2011|archive-date=September 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202749/http://www.chicagobooth.edu/email/xp/success/spring2006/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Habiger delivered the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p9acaEVd8A 2016 commencement address] at St. Norbert College.
== Career == He began working with the ex-Lucasfilm team and founding members of Sonic Solutions in 1992, where he served as president and chief executive officer.<ref>{{cite news|title=Interview with the Sonic Solutions CEO|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2007/04/23/tidbits2.html|work=San Francisco Business Times Interview | date=April 22, 2007}}</ref> Under his leadership, Sonic became one of the largest global providers of premium movies and TV shows via the internet and consumer electronic devices. He emphasizes engineering excellence and empowering the engineers in an organization.<ref>{{cite web|title=American Executive: Sonic Solutions|url=http://www.americanexecutive.com/archived-spotlights-industry/miscellaneous/4153-sonic-solutions}}</ref> Since its IPO, the company has been named one of ''Forbes'', ''Fortune'', and ''Businessweek''’s fastest growing companies on multiple occasions.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ultrahigh Performance|url=https://www.forbes.com/global/2007/0212/077.html|work=Forbes Magazine February 12, 2007 | date=February 12, 2007|first1=Paul M.|last1=Murdock|first2=John J.|last2=Ray}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=USA Today 9-2-09|url=https://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-09-01-sonic-solutions_N.htm|title=Sonic Solutions is Ready for Digital Movies to Heat Up | date=September 2, 2009}}</ref> Habiger opened the NASDAQ market in 2008<ref>{{cite web|title=CEO Dave Habiger Sonic Solutions Open the NASDAQ|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdB5QUOz32M|work=NASDAQ 6-5-09| date=April 8, 2011 }}</ref> and 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=CEO Dave Habiger Sonic Solutions NASDAQ Open|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPtG5cxVpMo|work=NASDAQ 10-21-10| date=January 20, 2011 }}</ref> In 2011, he sold Sonic to Rovi Corporation. He was appointed as NDS chief executive officer in July 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dave Habiger Appointed CEO of NDS Group Ltd.|url=http://www.nds.com/press_releases2011/DaveHabiger_CEO_250711.html|work=NDS Website|access-date=July 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810042056/http://www.nds.com/press_releases2011/DaveHabiger_CEO_250711.html|archive-date=August 10, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dave Habiger Appoint CEO of NDS Group Ltd|url=https://www.cnbc.com/id/43879434/Dave_Habiger_Appointed_CEO_of_NDS_Group_Ltd_Dr_Abe_Peled_Becomes_Executive_Chairman_of_the_Board|publisher=CNBC}}{{dead link|date=November 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Shortly after filing with the SEC for its NYSE-listed IPO, Habiger announced the sale of NDS to Cisco for $5 billion; the sale was closed in the second half of 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cisco announces plans to buy NDS for $5 billion|url=http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/cisco-announces-plans-to-buy-nds-for-5-billion/71679|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317234952/http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/cisco-announces-plans-to-buy-nds-for-5-billion/71679|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 17, 2012|publisher=ZDNet}}</ref> Beginning in 2012, he became a board member and CEO of Textura Corp through its IPO listing on the NYSE and through its sale to Oracle in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2016/04/28/oracle-buys-construction-software-business-for.html |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Jamerson |first=Joshua |last2=Greene |first2=Jay |date=2016-04-28 |title=Oracle to Buy Textura for $663 Million |url=http://www.wsj.com/articles/oracle-to-buy-textura-for-663-million-1461850939 |access-date=2025-05-30 |work=Wall Street Journal |language=en-US |issn=0099-9660}}</ref> Habiger is founder and partner at Silicon Media Partners. Habiger served as president and CEO of J.D. Power from 2018 through 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-19 |title=Troy-based J.D. Power names new CEO |url=https://www.crainsdetroit.com/technology/joshua-peirez-becomes-ceo-jd-power |access-date=2025-05-30 |website=Crain's Detroit Business |language=en}}</ref>
Habiger has been a pioneer in modern electric cars since the early 2000s when he co-founded an EV start-up focused on the conversion of ICE vehicles to fully electric.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-03-21|title=Dave Habiger, J.D. Power's new CEO, is tech expert and car guy|url=https://www.autonews.com/article/20180321/RETAIL03/180329913/dave-habiger-j-d-power-s-new-ceo-is-tech-expert-and-car-guy|access-date=2021-12-06|website=Automotive News|language=en}}</ref> He was Chairman for the Electric Vehicle Commission and is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=» Dave Habiger {{!}} Automotive Hall of Fame |url=https://www.automotivehalloffame.org/director/dave-habiger/ |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=www.automotivehalloffame.org}}</ref>
He was named an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dave Habiger NDS Group CEO and SNIC CEO, Ernst and Young Award|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeJZ9pS3F8Y|work=Sonic Youtube Channel| date=October 14, 2012 }}</ref> In 2008, he was chosen as one of ''Corporate Leader Magazine''<nowiki/>'s 40-under-40 business leaders.<ref>{{cite web|title=40 CEOs Under 40|url=https://picasaweb.google.com/105120830835965265079/SonicPressKit40Under40CorporateLeader#5591864314506417522|work=Corporate Leader Magazine}}</ref> ''The Hollywood Reporter'' chose him as one of 2010s Digital Power 50.<ref>{{cite news|title=THR's third annual list saluting innovators in media|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/digital-power-50-2010-24320|work=The Hollywood Reporter Digital Power 50 for 2010 | first=Andrew|last=Wallenstein|date=October 14, 2010}}</ref> Between March 2009 and March 2011 he oversaw a 2388% increase in Sonic's market capitalization as the company reinvented its core business, winning an Emmy Award for "technical contributions to the film and television industry."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.emmyonline.org/tech/applications/engineering_award_winners_rev6.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Stocks That Surged Over 1000%| website=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/stocks-surged-over-1000-percent-2011-2?op=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Interview on NBC Press: Here|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1p2lszSaPM|work=NBC News February 2011| date=February 6, 2011 }}</ref> He sold Sonic to Rovi Corporation in early 2011 at a 66% premium – slightly under $1 billion after stock adjustments to the deal.<ref>{{cite news|title=CES Mulling the Future of Digital Video|url=https://blogs.forbes.com/ericsavitz/2011/01/08/ces-mulling-the-future-of-digital-video/|work=Forbes – Eric Savitz}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sonic Buys Rovi|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-23/rovi-to-buy-sonic-solutions-to-expand-in-digital-entertainment-business.html|work=Bloomberg News | first1=Mark|last1=Lee|first2=Adam|last2=Satariano|date=December 23, 2010}}</ref>
He serves as a director on the Chicago Federal Reserve Board. He serves on the SABOR (Systems Activities, Bank Operations, and Risk) Committee and is the Chairman of the Governance & HR Committee for the Federal Reserve.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagofed.org/people/h/habiger-david-c|title=David C. Habiger - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago|website=www.chicagofed.org|access-date=2020-01-06}}</ref> He also serves on various public and private boards, including serving on the board of directors for the Automotive Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web|title=» Dave Habiger {{!}} Automotive Hall of Fame|url=https://www.automotivehalloffame.org/director/dave-habiger/|access-date=2021-12-20|website=www.automotivehalloffame.org}}</ref>
In 2019, he hosted a discussion with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak at the Auto Revolution 2019 event, where Wozniak, an avid proponent for self-driving vehicles, explained that true "Level 5" autonomy, in which cars are completely self-driving, is still a long way from mainstream commercialization.<ref>{{Citation|last=Power|first=J. D.|title=Steve Wozniak and Dave Habiger - Auto Rev 2019|date=2019-10-24|url=https://vimeo.com/368636762|access-date=2019-12-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/24/apple-wozniak-given-up-believing-in-self-driving-cars-in-his-lifetime.html|title=Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says he's given up believing in self-driving cars in his lifetime|last=Eisenstein|first=Paul A.|date=2019-10-24|website=CNBC|language=en|access-date=2019-12-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autonews.com/mobility-report/apple-co-founder-ive-really-given-level-5|title=Apple co-founder: 'I've really given up' on Level 5|date=2019-10-28|website=Automotive News|language=en|access-date=2019-12-09}}</ref>
Habiger was recognized as an ''Automotive News'' All-Star in 2021 for his leadership in the automotive industry.<ref>{{Citation|title=Commencement Speaker Dave Habiger '91 - St. Norbert College Commencement 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeL4Tu8kB2I|language=en|access-date=2021-12-06}}</ref>
Habiger sits on the advisory boards for the Heroic Imagination Project,<ref>{{cite web |title=Heroic Imagination |url=http://www.heroicimagination.org/ |accessdate=March 18, 2018 |publisher=Heroic Imagination website}}</ref> the University of Chicago, and the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, which provides entrepreneurial education to young people from low-income communities. He is a member of the board of trustees at Rush University Medical Center.<ref>"[https://www.rush.edu/about-us/about-rush/leadership Leadership]." Rush Univ. Medical Center. Retrieved March 18, 2018.</ref> He is a member of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=David C. Habiger: Executive Profile & Biography |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=22274066&privcapId=1532723 |access-date=8 August 2018 |publisher=Bloomberg L.P.}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.youtube.com/user/sonicpress SonicPress Youtube Channel]. Interviews with Habiger.
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