David Vogelpohl
I’m a proud father of 3 wonderful children, an adoring fan of my amazing wife, and a >20 year veteran in digital.
I serve as VP of Growth at WP Engine, the world’s leading premium platform for WordPress. I also embark on various special missions to support WordPress and the open source community.
You may know me from
A few of the projects I’ve been lucky enough to work on.
WP Engine Leadership
VP Growth
I’m proud to serve on the Sr. leadership team at WPE. I’ve worked in service of WPE since 2010 as a vendor and then joining the Sr. leadership team in 2015.
Genesis & StudioPress
Community, product, growth
After leading WP Engine’s acquisition of StudioPress in 2018, I now lead the efforts to support the Genesis community, products, and growth worldwide.
WordPress Community
Giveback & contributions
For over a decade I have contributed to and supported the WordPress community, WP #core, & open source projects across WordPress.
Amazon AI WP Plugin
Partner project w/ WP Engine
This AI powered text-to-speech plugin converts WP content to spoken words. This plugin was created by the WP strategy team I serve at WP Engine in partnership with AWS. Try it out!
Cloudflare Stream Plugin
Partner project w/ WP Engine
This video CDN plugin allows you to easily leverage lightning-fast videos within the native block editor in WordPress. Built in partnership with Cloudflare for their Stream product. Try it out!
PressThis Podcast
Show host on Webmaster Radio
Weekly podcast covering news, insights, and more from the WordPress community. I love talking with the best in WordPress every week on PressThis. Listen to the latest episodes now!