Dave is the President of the Social Enterprise Institute (SEI) which provides nonprofit leaders a unique opportunity to develop the skills and networks needed to develop successful social enterprises. Social enterprise represents a powerful new and different breed of organizations that address society’s most pressing social issues by combining the passion of social mission and the efficiency of a market-based approach. SEI facilitates peer-to-peer leadership forums.

With over 14 years of nonprofit experience Dave was previously President and CEO of Chrysalis, a nonprofit agency providing employment opportunities to disadvantaged communities. Dave founded Labor Connection and StreetWorks, two social enterprises that annually employ over 800 former welfare recipients and generate $3 million in annual revenues. In 2005 Chrysalis was a finalist in the Fast Company/Monitor Group Social Capitalist Awards and was presented with the “Rose Award” as the top social service agency in downtown Los Angeles in the past 25 years.