Meet Our Leadership Team
David Golden
Founder, CEO & Chief Technical Officer
A passionate innovator driven by the desire to transform ideas into reality, David specializes in creating data-intensive solutions that resonate with millions and brings to BlueThread.Ai over two decades of experience in tech entrepreneurship, leadership and web application architecture.
As Chief Technical Officer of BlueThread.Ai, he is responsible for the original concept and for developing and coordinating its integration of social science, AI, and best practices, continually refining its technology behind the scenes to optimize user experience and benefits from this powerful on-demand tool.
Creative innovation is David's trademark. In the 90s, he founded ZeoCast, a pre-iPhone service that empowered users to create music videos (ZeoFlicks) with popular music and their own digital images. At Yahoo! Music, David helped develop early internet radio services. Then at MySpace, he helped develop safety and security systems to protect users. An expert builder of proprietary systems for medical and fintech clients, he is a lifelong innovator in the field of emergent technologies. His passion for experimentation led to the timely founding of BlueThread.Ai.
Arielle Parker
Co-Founder, Chief Ethics Officer
Award-winning writer, educator, communal leader, and counselor, Arielle is best known for her ability to interweave disciplines to produce phenomenal results. BlueThread draws on her experience learning from world leaders in neuroscience, clinical and organizational psychology, trauma resolution and embodied psychotherapy, social entrepreneurship, and the ancient wisdom of Jewish and other cultural traditions, to inspire and support personal, interpersonal, and collective healing, coherence, and resilience.
Arielle earned degrees in Philosophy, Sociology, and Physical Sciences with Honors at Brandeis University, a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Ryokan College, and rabbinical ordination with Honors in Talmud from the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies. Recognized for her lifelong activism and devotion to healing the ecosystems in which we live, she is an accomplished founder, leader, and facilitator of experiential learning programs in formal and informal settings and of personal ritual and community-wide initiatives, around the country and the world.
Arielle has been honored for her writing, innovation, teaching, and social entrepreneurship by the Elie Wiesel Foundation, the Edmund deRothschild Foundation, the Legacy Heritage Innovation Program, the National Conference of Christians & Jews, and the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, and CLAL - The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership.
Damian Cooke
VP of Business Development
A dedicated Business Development professional with over two decades of experience, Damian focuses on supporting individuals with mental illness and substance use disorders to achieve lasting recovery. As a board member of the DC Recovery Alliance, he fosters unity and communication among addiction and mental health treatment providers in the greater Washington, DC area. Damian holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the University of Maryland Global Campus, graduating Summa Cum Laude, and is currently pursuing an MBA at UMGC.
Damian volunteers with the Prince George’s County Department of Corrections, where he empowers incarcerated men through mentorship and support.
Damian co-founded Rays of Hope, a non-profit organization that helps formerly incarcerated individuals reintegrate into society. Damian's faith plays a significant role in his life and he is a proud husband and father, considering his family the cornerstone of his achievements.
