David S. Chang
| David S. Chang | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | Chang Holding Company |
| Role: | Chairman and CEO |
| Location: | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Expertise: | Finances |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
| Education: | •U.S. Military Academy at West Point (B.S. economics and computer science, 2002) •University of Hawaii (M.A. political science and Asian politics, 2004) •Covenant Theological Seminary (M.A. theological studies, 2008) •UCLA Anderson School of Management (MBA business administration, anticipated 2017) |
| Website: | Official website |
| Connections | |
| Beth Fukumoto Chang | |
David S. Chang is the CEO and chairman of Chang Holding Company in Honolulu, Hawaii. Chang is the former chairman of the Republican Party of Hawaii and an active Hawaiian entrepreneur. He is also an army veteran having served in Iraq and, as of October 2015, was in the Hawaii Army National Guard.
Chang is the author of the online financial wellness program The Art of Smart Money. His wife, Beth Fukumoto Chang, has been the Hawaii state representative for district 36 since 2012.
Career
David S. Chang was a pastor at the Hawaii Korean Central Church from 2003 to 2004 and director of Outreach Ministries for the Trinity Church Central Oahu from 2005 to 2006.[1]
In 2005, Chang, a veteran, was a part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, having served with the 3rd Squadron 4th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Battalion 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Battalion 25th General Support Aviation Regiment, and the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.[2] He continued to serve until 2008 and, in 2010, joined the Army National Guard.[1]
Chang began serving as chairman and CEO of Wealthbridge, a wealth management firm, in 2007.[1] From 2009 to 2012, Chang was president and CEO of PowerH2O, a bottled water company in Honolulu. In 2010, Chang founded Chang Holding Company, a financial wealth firm.[2] From 2011 until 2014, he served as the state chairman for the Republican Party of Hawaii. At the same time, Chang was chairman and CEO of Pacific West Import and Export, a online retail outlet based in Hawaii.[1] Chang served as a member of the Republican National Committee and attended the 2012 Republican National Convention as a super-delegate.[2]
Chang became chairman and CEO of Greentech Pacific, an energy efficient technology, in 2011. In 2012, Chang started a financial wellness program called The Art of Smart Money.[1] He also writes a column in the Star-Advertiser paper called The Art of Thinking Smart.[2]
In 2014, Chang became chairman and CEO of Home Care Solutions Hawaii, a service for the elderly.[1]
Chang Holding Company is the holding company for WealthBridge Inc., WealthBridge Real Estate Development LLC, Home Care Solutions LLC (d.b.a. Care for Life), GreenTech Pacific LLC and Pacific West Imports and Exports.[3]
In 2010, Chang was recognized as a young business leader of the year by the Pacific Business News, a business journal based in Hawaii.[4]
Media
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See also
External links
- Chang Holding Company
- WealthBridge
- Home Care Solutions
- GreenTech Pacific
- Pacific West Imports and Exports
- David S. Chang on Twitter
- David S. Chang on Facebook
- Davis S. Chang on LinkedIn
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 LinkedIn, "David S. Chang," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Chang Holding Company, "David S. Chang," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ WealthBridge, "Meet the Family," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ Pacific Business News, "Young business leader sees world of opportunities," June 20, 2010
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