David Riker (entrepreneur)

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David Riker
Alma mater Trinity College
Known foreCoverage, BlueLine Grid

David Riker is the co-founder of BlueLine Grid, operator of a critical communication platform for enterprise security and public safety. [1] [2] [3]

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In 1999, Riker founded one of the first online auto insurance companies, eCoverage, which allowed users to purchase and manage their insurance needs online. [4]

Education

Riker attended Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. [5] He graduated from Trinity in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. [5]

Career

After graduating from Trinity, Riker worked for the Boston-based biotechnology company, Genzyme, from 1994 to 1996. [4] Following his career at Genzyme, Riker founded a company that facilitated communication via interactive networks and video calls between investment bankers and institutional investors. [4]

Riker was the founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and chairman of the board of eCoverage, one of the first online auto insurance companies. [6] [7] Riker founded the company in September 1999, [5] and it was sold in 2001 to the General Motors Acceptance Corporation. [8]

Riker became the chief technology strategist for the insurance provider St. Paul Companies Inc. in 2001. [9] In April 2006, Riker started Storm Exchange, a weather risk management company. [10] [11]

In 2013, Riker co-founded BlueLine Grid (formerly Bratton Technologies, Inc.) along with co-founders Jack Weiss and Bill Bratton—the current police commissioner of New York City and former police chief of Los Angeles. [12] BlueLine Grid is a mobile communications application that enables secure communication for public safety and corporate security teams. [3] The first app was released in May 2014.

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