Dave Habiger

David "Dave" Habiger (born February 19, 1969) is an American businessman and entrepreneur.

Habiger was born in Joliet, Illinois. His father is a mechanical engineer and entrepreneur. In the late 1970s, his mother was engaged in the computer revolution and introduced Dave to technology at an early age. He received a bachelor's degree from St. Norbert College and began producing documentaries after graduation. In 1991 he founded Providence Productions, which focused on funding, producing, and distributing documentaries. In 1997, he received his MBA from the University of Chicago.

He began working with the founding members of Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC) in 1992, where he served as President and Chief Executive Officer. He was instrumental in its initial public offering. Under his leadership, Sonic became one of the largest global providers of premium movies and TV shows via the Web and CE devices. He emphasizes engineering excellence and empowering the engineers in an organization. Since its IPO, the company generated over $1.5 billion in revenue in the digital media category and has been named one of Forbes, Fortune and Business Week’s Fastest Growing Companies on multiple occasions. Sonic opened the NASDAQ market in 2008 and 2010. Habiger in 2011 sold Sonic to Rovi Corporation (NASDAQ: ROVI) and later that year was appointed as NDS Chief Executive Officer. Shortly after filing with the SEC for its NYSE-listed IPO, Habiger announced the sale of NDS to Cisco for $5 billion; the sale was closed in the second half of 2012. He is founder and partner at Silicon Media Partners. He is a Senior Advisor to Silver Lake Partners and a Venture Partner at Pritzker Group.

Habiger has been involved in electric cars since the early 2000s, with ownership in several Electric Vehicle businesses. He was Chairman for the Chicago Electric Vehicle Commission under Mayor Richard M. Daley's administration. He is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers.

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