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Dave Chen

Investor

Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Equilibrium Capital · Strategic Advisor at Voyager Capital

Portland, Oregon, United States

About

Dave Chen is CEO of Equilibrium, a global investment firm focused on sustainability-driven alternative strategies for institutional investors. The firm invests in and operates controlled environment agriculture, sustainable food, and waste-to-energy assets, while building scaled portfolios of climate adaptation and carbon transition infrastructure. Chen is also involved in graduate-level teaching and academic research in sustainable finance and climate adaptation.

Experience

  1. Equilibriumceocurrent2008 — presentportland. san francisco. london
  2. Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Managementadjunct professor of financecurrent2009 — present
  3. Nvoicepay, a FLEETCOR CompanyBoard Member2010 — 2019
  4. Federal Reserve Bank of San Franciscochairman of the portland branch board of SF federal reserve bank2005 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
  5. OVP Venture PartnersGeneral Partner1999 — 2007
  6. HNC SoftwareBoard Member1999 — 2002san diego
  7. GeoTrustceo, founder1998 — 2000
  8. Mentor GraphicsVP Marketing1990 — 1993
  9. McKinsey & CompanyAssociate1984 — 1986
  10. Solectronmanager1978 — 1984Milpitas, California, United States

Education

  1. Northwestern University - Kellogg School of ManagementMM1982 — 1984
  2. University of California, Berkeley

Skills & more

SaaS1Enterprise Software1Strategy52Strategic Planning6Public Speaking3Mentoring1Venture Capital38Investments29Teaching1Business Development6Sustainability12Mergers & Acquisitions31
+12 moreStart-upsFinanceMarketingBusiness StrategyNew Business DevelopmentEnergyEntrepreneurshipPrivate EquityCorporate DevelopmentPortfolio ManagementInvestment StrategiesStrategic Partnerships

From Dave's professional profile.

Colleagues at Equilibrium Capital

Andrew Turner
Board Member at Equilibrium Capital
Annie Vu
Staff Accountant at Equilibrium Capital
Beth Smith
Executive Assistant to the CEO at Equilibrium Capital
Bill Campbell
Senior Advisor, Special Projects at Equilibrium Capital
Casey Delaney
Senior Vice President, Financial Operations at Equilibrium Capital
Jared Sperry
Principal, Portfolio Operations at Equilibrium Capital
Michaele Gobel
Chief Financial Officer at Equilibrium Capital
Nick Houshower
Managing Director, Investments & Portfolio Management at Equilibrium Capital

Frequently asked questions

Where does Dave Chen work?
Dave Chen is Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Equilibrium Capital.

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University of California, Berkeley mafia520

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Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management mafia62

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Shared employers

Also worked at Nvoicepay, a FLEETCOR Company1

Miles KilburnManaging Partner at Mosaik Partners

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Xuhui ShaoPartner at Foothill VenturesAnn ReganManaging Director at Gilead Group

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