Eduardo L. David

Chairman Emeritus


Mr. Eduardo L. David is Chairman Emeritus of Gravitas Prime, Inc. He chairs the Audit Committee of the Ateneo de Manila University, Sinag Energy Philippines, Inc. and is a Board Adviser to Philab Holdings, Inc. (PSE:DNA). He is a Fellow for the Institute of Corporate Directors

He has 23 years experience in private equity, 6 years as General Partner of Hupomone Capital Partners Singapore Pte Ltd., a fund manager investing in mostly China and China-centric emerging growth companies; and 17 years as Administrative Managing Director at Palo Alto, CA, Regional Managing Director, ASEAN and Country Manager, Philippines for H&Q Asia Pacific Limited, a first tier private equity and venture capital firm. He was a director of mostly private companies in the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, India, and the United States.  He also worked as C level executive for the Philippine American Life Assurance Company (CIO), First Philippine Holdings Corporation (CFO) and MCCI Corporation.

He was a Trustee for the Ateneo de Manila University and the Asian Institute of Management, Director of the Philippine Stock Exchange, the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines.

Mr. David received his MBM with distinction from the Asian Institute of Management in 1972, and AB in Economics, honors program, from the Ateneo de Manila University.