David Chun
Founder and CEO, EquilarDavid has led Equilar since its inception to become one of the most trusted names in the executive intelligence community. David has been recognized as one of the “100 Most Influential Players in Corporate Governance” by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the Disruptor Award by 2020 Women on Boards and Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business. David speaks publicly on corporate governance matters, including events hosted by The Conference Board, Deloitte, EY, HR Policy Association, KPMG, NACD, NASDAQ, NYSE, The Society for Corporate Governance and Stanford’s Directors’ College.
David serves on the boards of the Commonwealth Club World Affairs, PGA Reach, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) and the Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG). He is on the advisory boards of Nasdaq’s Center for Board Excellence and Catalyst’s Women on Board. David is a member of Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) and a former board member of the Wharton Center for Entrepreneurship and the Asian Pacific Fund Community Foundation of San Francisco.
Before founding Equilar, David was a Vice President in the Investment Banking Division of Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette. Before DLJ, David was a management consultant with Bain & Company and also Kenan Systems, a telecom software developer.
David earned his M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Science with Honors in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia.