David Gottlieb served as Full Circle Communities’ founding executive director from 2001 to 2017. Under his leadership, Full Circle acquired, rehabbed, and managed 600 affordable rental apartments, and instituted the provision of supportive services for the residents of those apartments. Prior to co-founding Full Circle, David was a senior vice president with Banner Apartments. Prior to that, David served as executive director of the Lower Downtown District, Inc., which oversaw the restoration of Denver’s Lower Downtown Historic District. He was subsequently an account supervisor with Johnston Wells Public Relations, Denver’s largest public relations firm. David earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Amherst College, a Master of Fine Arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a PhD from the University of Chicago.