Dave Chen is founder and CEO of Equilibrium Capital Group, an investment firm focused on building a portfolio of leading asset management companies, each executing a unique investment strategy in the area of sustainability. He also serves as chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco's Portland branch; as chairman of the Oregon Innovation Council; and on the faculty of Northwestern University's Kellogg Business School. From 2000 to 2007, Chen was a general partner at OVP Venture Partners, focused on early-stage tech venture investing. A past chairman of the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute and of the Oregon Entrepreneurs Forum, he sits on the advisory boards of the Oregon Investment Fund and the X Prize for Energy & Environment. He is also a board member of the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance, The Freshwater Trust and B Corp.
Global Conference 2013
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, philanthropist Bill Gates and Strive Masiyiwa of Econet Wireless discuss advancing prosperity in Africa.