Dave Chen
InvestorFounder and Chief Executive Officer at Equilibrium Capital · Strategic Advisor at Voyager Capital
Portland, Oregon, United States
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Mike ZakunlockedDave: together at McKinsey & Company (1984–1986)
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Dave: together at McKinsey & Company
×2Dave: together at Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
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
- Equilibriumceocurrent2008 — presentportland. san francisco. london
- Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Managementadjunct professor of financecurrent2009 — present
- Nvoicepay, a FLEETCOR CompanyBoard Member2010 — 2019
- Federal Reserve Bank of San Franciscochairman of the portland branch board of SF federal reserve bank2005 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- OVP Venture PartnersGeneral Partner1999 — 2007
- HNC SoftwareBoard Member1999 — 2002san diego
- GeoTrustceo, founder1998 — 2000
- Mentor GraphicsVP Marketing1990 — 1993
- McKinsey & CompanyAssociate1984 — 1986
- Solectronmanager1978 — 1984Milpitas, California, United States
Skills & more
SaaS1Enterprise Software1Strategy52Strategic Planning6Public Speaking3Mentoring1Venture Capital38Investments29Teaching1Business Development6Sustainability12Mergers & Acquisitions31
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Start-upsFinanceMarketingBusiness StrategyNew Business DevelopmentEnergyEntrepreneurshipPrivate EquityCorporate DevelopmentPortfolio ManagementInvestment StrategiesStrategic PartnershipsFrom Dave's professional profile.
Colleagues at Equilibrium Capital
Andrew Turner
Board Member at Equilibrium Capital
Annie Vu
Staff Accountant 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
Ryan Ensor
Fund Accounting Manager at Equilibrium Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dave Chen?
- 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.
- Where does Dave Chen work?
- Dave Chen is Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Equilibrium Capital.
- Where did Dave Chen go to school?
- Dave Chen studied at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (MM); University of California, Berkeley.
Founder mafias
McKinsey & Company mafia736
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Elad GilConsultantFounded Brain Co. +1Mike SpeiserAssociateFounded Pure StorageFabrice GrindaConsultantFounded FJ labsTony XuBusiness AnalystFounded DoorDashAlexandre ProtAssociateFounded Smartven +1Jagmeet LambaSenior Strategy ConsultantFounded Certa +3
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Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management mafia185
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Kunal BahlExecutive ProgramFounded SnapdealCristina JunqueiraMBAFounded Nubank +1Scott D. DorseyMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded High Alpha Capital +2Takeshi TakahashiFounded Aculys Pharma +2Remco van ZantenMBAFounded Zalando +2Mark CrumblishMBAFounded Profit Inc +2
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Same school
Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management842
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalCristina JunqueiraCo-founder of NubankAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalDavid Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundGiuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 Ventures
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRyan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport
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Shared employers
Also worked at Nvoicepay, a FLEETCOR Company3
Also worked at Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco19
Anita PramodaExecutive Advisor at TCVBrad WiskirchenInvestor at EPIC VENTURESMarissa Ramirez de ChanlatteFellow, Robotics & Computer Vision at Prime Movers LabDan SkaffCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Radicle ImpactJeff RunnfeldtChief Investment Officer, Multi-Manager Group at Fortress Investment GroupRuss MacToughManaging Director at Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures
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