David Y. Choi

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David Y. Choi
Born
NationalityAmerican
Academic background
Alma materUC Berkeley (BS, MS)
UCLA Anderson (Ph.D.)
Academic work
InstitutionsHarvard Business School (1999)
Loyola Marymount University (2003 – present)

David Y. Choi is a Korean American professor and entrepreneur.[1] He holds the Conrad N. Hilton Chair of Entrepreneurship at Loyola Marymount University.[2]

Early life and education[edit]

Choi was born in Seoul, South Korea and moved to Germany and then to California when he was in high school.[3] He attended UC Berkeley for Engineering and UCLA Anderson for his Ph.D. in management.[4]

Career[edit]

After attending UC Berkeley and UCLA Anderson, Choi worked for The Boston Consulting Group[5] and Harvard Business School where he helped found the Leadership Initiative before getting more involved in entrepreneurial endeavors and teaching at Loyola Marymount University.[6] Choi worked with various food, software, and biotech companies as co-founder, board member, or advisor, and as interim president of two publicly traded firms.[6] At Loyola Marymount University, Choi was the recipient of the Fritz B. Burns President's Distinguished Teaching Award in 2019[7] and was appointed to Conrad N. Hilton Chair of Entrepreneurship in 2021.[8] He was also the co-director of the Ascend LA Program which offered an effective entrepreneurship training programs for women and people of color.[6] He was a visiting professor at Peking University, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, and Korea University.[9]

He is a co-author of Values-Centered Entrepreneurs and Their Businesses published by Taylor Francis in 2010.[10]

Honors[edit]

Choi was the recipient of the Fritz B. Burns President's Distinguished Teaching Award in 2019,[11] and was appointed to Conrad N. Hilton Chair of Entrepreneurship in 2021.[12] Choi is the recipient of the Innovative Pedagogy Award for Entrepreneurship from the United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Newly asked questions: What does online piracy really tell us?". the Guardian. 23 August 2006.
  2. ^ "David Y. Choi". LMU Newsroom. 1 January 2021.
  3. ^ "David Choi Appointed Conrad N. Hilton Chair of Entrepreneurship". CBA Newsroom. 2021-04-22.
  4. ^ "Meet Professor David Choi". Lmu.edu.
  5. ^ Wang, Andrew L. "Base your business on real trends, not fads that fizzle". USA TODAY.
  6. ^ a b c "How to Develop an Entrepreneurial Mindset". Loyola Marymount University Newsroom. 2 December 2023.
  7. ^ "David Choi Recognized For Excellence in Teaching". LMU Newsroom. 2019-05-31.
  8. ^ "David Choi Appointed Conrad N. Hilton Chair of Entrepreneurship". CBA Newsroom. 2021-04-22.
  9. ^ "David Choi". Council Korean Americans.
  10. ^ Choi, David Y.; Gray, Edmund (2010-09-03). Values-Centered Entrepreneurs and Their Companies. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780203883501. ISBN 978-0-203-88350-1.
  11. ^ "David Choi Recognized For Excellence in Teaching". CBA Newsroom. 2019-05-31.
  12. ^ "David Choi Appointed Conrad N. Hilton Chair of Entrepreneurship". LMU Newsroom. 22 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Innovative Pedagogy for Entrepreneurship Education". USASBE.