Dave is the Principal and Chairman at Equilibrium. Equilibrium is a global investment firm in sustainability driven alternatives strategies for institutional investors. We invest in and operate portfolios in controlled environment agriculture, sustainable food, and carbon transition infrastructure assets. Dave is responsible for Equilibrium's strategy, executive leadership, and developing the firm's investment products and asset strategies. Before Equilibrium, Dave was a general partner at OVP Venture Partners (2000-2007); CEO/co-founder GeoTrust (acquired by VeriSign 2006); founder of The Ascent Group; Vice President Marketing Mentor Graphics; McKinsey & Company; Solectron. Dave served on the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank Board system until 2012, and a board member of B Labs until 2018. Dave is an Adjunct Professor of Finance at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University (2009-present) and was faculty at Stanford GSB (2011-13), teaching courses on sustainable finance and impact investing.