David Liu cofounded The Knot Inc. in 1996. David served as Chief Executive Officer and Director of The Knot/XO Group Inc. from inception through March 2014, and President from inception through June 2013. David led the growth of The Knot from one of the first Silicon Alley consumer Internet startups, through a successful IPO on the NASDAQ in 1999, to becoming a profitable multi-brand, multi-platform media company for women now listed on NYSE as XO Group Inc. (XOXO). Prior to The Knot, David founded and led NYC digital media production company RunTime Inc. and served as Director of Production at VideOvation, a subsidiary of Reader’s Digest. David received a B.F.A. in Film and Television from New York University. He is married to XO cofounder and Chief Content Officer, Carley Roney.