Prior to forming Brava, David was a Senior Vice President at Green Street, a leading real estate research and advisory firm, whose clients included several of the largest teachers pension funds in the country. David has been recognized as a leading advocate for REIT best practices and has been quoted in leading publications, including the Wall Street Journal, El Economista, and REIT Magazine

David received his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago, where he received the Robert A. Toigo Foundation Fellowship, TELACU - David C. Lizárraga Fellowship, Pension Real Estate Association Scholarship, and the Vasey Foundation Scholarship. He also completed the International Business Exchange Program at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). The first in his family to attend college, David received his undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California, where he graduated magna cum laude.

He began his career at Honeywell Aerospace followed by Arnold Magnetic Technologies (formerly Magnequench), a specialty materials manufacturer, where he held operations management and business development roles. He later joined the Housing Authority City of of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) where he worked closely with the Section 8 Program leadership team.

David resides in Southern California with his two children Diana and Daniel. He also advises Genos Company, his family’s construction business, which was founded over 25 years ago in Palm Springs. On his free time, he is an avid follower of wellness, mindfulness, and boxing.