Equilibrium invests and operates sustainably driven real assets portfolios in agriculture, food and distributed waste-water-energy infrastructure, for institutional investors. 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 and co-founder GeoTrust (acquired by VeriSign 2006); founder of The Ascent Group; Vice President Marketing Mentor Graphics; McKinsey & Company; Solectron. Dave is also 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. Additionally, 9 years ago, as an outgrowth of his impact class, he co-founded at Kellogg, the Sustainable Investment Challenge, a global business school competition that challenges finance students to create scalable investment strategies and funds that deliver both market returns and intentional impact. The Kellogg-Morgan Stanley SIC has grown to more than 80 top international business schools.