Managing Partner, Safe & Together Institute
David Mandel
Managing Partner | Safe & Together Institute
About David
David Mandel is the managing partner at the Safe & Together Institute. He is an American writer, actor, director, and producer with a diverse career in television and film. Mandel served as an executive producer and showrunner on the series Veep, and held roles as an executive producer and director on Curb Your Enthusiasm and Seinfeld. Additionally, he was a writer on Seinfeld during its seventh, eighth, and ninth seasons, and contributed to the screenplay of the 2003 film adaptation of The Cat in the Hat. Mandel co-created Clerks: The Animated Series and was a writer for Saturday Night Live. His work also includes producing and directing the teen comedy EuroTrip and hosting the brief-lived show Dave and Steve’s Video Game Explosion on TBS. Beyond television, Mandel is an author, having co-written Star Wars Art: Ralph McQuarrie, a comprehensive collection of artwork by Ralph McQuarrie. Since October 2020, he has hosted the podcast The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of, which explores movie props and collectibles alongside writer Ryan Condal. Mandel attended the Horace Mann School, graduating in 1988, and Harvard University, where he graduated in 1992 and was involved with the Harvard Lampoon. He is Jewish.
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Latest interviews
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UnNatural Selection
Those Who Laugh Last: Entertainment Comedy • Veep & Seinfeld / David Mandel
Jun 2, 2026
The Felix Comic Art Podcast
The Felix Comic Art Podcast (Episode 62): The Quest
Oct 16, 2025
Grey Minds Think Ali.Ke
Episode 25: Stop Blaming Mothers and Ignoring Fathers—A Conversation with David Mandel
Aug 15, 2025
The Deal Flow Show
Venture Capitalist Reveals Why 99% of AI Startups Shouldn't Exist
Jul 17, 2025
Leadership Levers
Bigger Isn’t Always Better - A VC Reality Check with David Mandel
Jun 23, 2025
Common Ground
Learning about the Safe & Together Model, with David Mandel (Ep. 50)
Jun 6, 2025
The Felix Comic Art Podcast
The Felix Comic Art Podcast (Episode 60): David Mandel & Daniel Warren Johnson & The L.A. Fires
Feb 17, 2025
Coercive Control - conversations that count
David Mandel on coercive control
Aug 29, 2024
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The Felix Comic Art Podcast
4 episodes
Shows
4
UnNatural Selection
1 episode
Shows
1
Grey Minds Think Ali.Ke
1 episode
Shows
1
The Deal Flow Show
1 episode
Shows
1
Leadership Levers
1 episode
Shows
1
Common Ground
1 episode
Shows
1
Coercive Control - conversations that count
1 episode
Shows
1
The Filmumentaries Podcast
1 episode
Shows
1
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