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David Y. Choi

David Y. Choi was born on September 12th, 1966. He is an entrepreneur, educator, and author. He is a founding member of the Global Leadership Institute at Harvard Business School and is also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nanogea Corporation, a molecular diagnostic company licensing in patents that landed seed financing for companies.

EARLY LIFE

In May of 1989, David was awarded his Bachelor of Science degree at the school of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at Cal Berkeley. In December of 1990, he further was awarded his Masters in Science in the Industrial Engineering and Operations Research School at Cal Berkeley. He then went on, in June of 1997, and received his Doctorate of Philosophy in the Anderson School of Management at UCLA.

CAREER

David Y. Choi has taught many entrepreneurship related courses at both the undergraduate and graduate (MBA & Executive MBA) levels. He has had ample experience in both management and entrepreneurial endeavors. Between 1997 and 1999, David was apart of the Boston Consulting Group located in Los Angeles, California, and Seoul, Korea. As a consultant, David implemented new marketing, retention, and loss management programs for a major US consumer financial services company. From 1999 to 2000, David became the Founder of the Global Leadership Insititute at Harvard Business School, which manages research and consulting projects on strategy and organizatinal innovation. He has worked with top academics, including John Kotter and Gary Hamel. In 2010, David further expanded his managerial and entreprenuerial nature with the introduction of Nanogea Corporation. Working with Robert Grubbs, David became the CEO of Nanogea, a molecular diagnostic company that is licensed in patents and landed seed financing opportunities for companies. He has since been involved in growing the company further.

Achievements

Since 2005, David has been featured in various magazines and television. He has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Business Journal, Business2.0, FORTUNE, and on KTLA. He has published many articles for his research, though is most known for his recent book titled, Values-Centered Entrepreneurs and their Company.