Dave Chen

Dave works to increase private equity investment in sustainable commerce. Since 2003 he has participated in initiatives to define sustainable economic and energy policies in the Pacific Northwest. Dave chairs the Oregon Innovation Council and is a board member of the SF Fed Reserve Bank, Portland branch. In 2007, he worked with the Meyer Memorial Trust to develop a strategy for market-based mission investing focused on sustainability; that tool is now a core component of the 2% Challenge, a campaign to increase mission-related investments to 2% of all U.S. foundation assets over the next five years. He is co-founder of Equilibrium Capital Group, a private equity investment firm committed to building the leading companies for a sustainable future. Prior to Equilibrium, Dave was a GP at OVP, founded GeoTrust and The Ascent Group and held senior management positions at companies including Mentor Graphics and McKinsey. He has a BA in biology from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.