David Delaney Mayer

David Delaney Mayer
Born	David Delany Mayer 1992 America
Occupation(s)	social entrepreneur, filmmaker

David Delaney Mayer (born 1992) is an American documentary filmmaker and social entrepreneur. Mayer produced/directed the PBS special limited series, "Food Town," as well as Complex Network's "Road to Raceday."[1][2][3] Mayer is the co-founder of DreamxAmerica, a Harvard Innovation Lab-based social enterprise joining filmmaking and impact investing to highlight and support immigrant entrepreneurs.[4][5][6]

A former Duke University men's basketball player under Coach Mike Krzyzewski, Mayer quit the team after his first year to pursue film.[7] He graduated with a focus in documentary filmmaking, where he was awarded the Center for Documentary Studies’ Julia Harper Day Award and Benenson Award in the Arts.[8]

Honor

In December 2019, Mayer was named as one of Forbes' 30 under 30 in Law and Policy.[9]

References

1. "David Delaney Mayer". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
2. Jackson, Drew. "The creators of 'A Chef's Life' turn their lens to Durham's food scene". The News & Observer.
3. "Fresh Docs Screening - Full Frame Theater". Southern Documentary Fund. 2017-04-04.
4. "Dreaming across America". Harvard Gazette. 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
5. Garcia, Samuel. "DreamxAmerica Strives To Highlight And Support Immigrant Entrepreneurs Across America". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
6. Thorpe, Devin. "Honoring Their Immigrant Roots, Entrepreneurs Combine Impact Investing And Film". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
7. "David Mayer Bio". Duke Athletics. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
8. "2014 Julia Harper Day Award Winner: David Mayer – Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University | CDS Porch". Duke Center for Documentary Studies. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
9. "David Delaney Mayer, 27 and Andrew Leon Hanna, 27". Forbes.