David Andrew Farrow (born January 10, 1975) is a two-time Canadian Guinness World Record Holder for Most Decks of Playing Cards Memorized in a Single Sighting, entrepreneur, memory coach, speed reader and keynote speaker.

Born into a blue-collar family, his father Wayne is a retired factory worker, who dealt in space shuttle parts and his mother Virginia is a homemaker.

After resuscitating him twice during birth, doctors offered a bleak prognosis, suggesting Farrow was unlikely to survive past his first year due to the numerous health problems that would plague his infancy and childhood.

His truancy coupled with his medical issues started to play a toll on his academia and by middle school; he fell behind the learning curve.

Following this decision, Farrow decided to take matter into his own hands and began exploring behavior modification approaches to manage his disability.

He started going to the library on a frequent basis to expand his knowledge and coming up with memory methods to combat his ADHD and dyslexia through self-taught speed reading and memorizing.

It was there that he started improving his grades dramatically and graduated from high school with perfect distinction and continued on to become a successful businessman.

As part of their Reader Revolution campaign, Farrow lived in the DataVision store window on Fifth Avenue, New York City for 30 days.

After gaining international attention for his 1996 Guinness World Record accomplishment, Farrow continued to utilize his own memory techniques and skills to educate himself in the field of nanotechnology.

The Kid's edition is created with an aim to help foster proper memory training methods from a young age.

In this course, Dave aims to help students grasp concepts learned in the classroom and retain them in the long term.

The World Memory Tournament Federation (WMTF) is an educational initiative cofounded by Dave Farrow and Sergio Gonzalez.

[13] Farrow first met his wife, Andrea Lee Zakel at Toronto's Polaris Star Trek convention in 2004.

They were legally married in 2008 at Toronto City Hall and had their wedding at Backus Mill Heritage and Conservation Centre.