David Liu

CEO and co-founder David Liu has been instrumental in making The Knot a true Internet success story and a thriving, global, life-events media and services company. With his business acumen and solid vision, Liu helped secure three rounds of financing totaling more than $20 million for the company. In early December 1999, he helped The Knot raise over $35 million in its initial public offering. Under his direction, the company grew from six to more than 200 employees in less than three years. The Knot has been recognized as an innovative, fast-growing company by Fortune, Forbes, Upside, Entrepreneur, CNBC, CNN, Deloitte & Touche, Harvard Business School and Columbia Business School. Prior to launching The Knot, Liu sharpened his entrepreneurial skills in a successful career in digital-media production and management. At RunTime Inc., he spearheaded the production of award-winning media products for clients including Viacom, The Smithsonian, Intel and AT&T. Liu received a B.F.A. from New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Institute of Film and Television.