{"id":10160,"date":"2024-08-06T16:51:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T20:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/profiles\/david-epstein\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T16:12:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T20:12:01","slug":"david-epstein","status":"publish","type":"profiles","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/profiles\/david-epstein\/","title":{"rendered":"David Epstein"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull profile__standard-wrapper has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns profile__columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b2e659ba wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column profile__left-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-986eed52 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"profile__image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"David Epstein\" style=\"object-fit:contain\" class=\"wp-post-image\" src=\"http:\/\/questromapps.bu.edu\/images\/facstaff\/EpsteinDavid.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<aside class=\"profile__contact profile__contact--api wp-block-amp-profile-contact\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n  <h5>Contact<\/h5>\n  <div class=\"profile__contact-row\">\n              <div class=\"profile__contact-cell profile__contact-cell--email\">\n        <h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-8-font-size\" style=\"font-weight: 500; text-transform: uppercase; margin-top: 0px;\">\n        Email\n      <\/h6>\n      <p class=\"has-p-2-font-size\">\n        <a href=\"mailto:davee@bu.edu\" itemprop=\"email\">\n          davee@bu.edu        <\/a>\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"profile__contact-buttons\">\n              <div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary-button\">\n          <a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/questromapps.bu.edu\/faculty\/uploadFiles\/cvUploadsProfile\/IS_Epstein_David_CV.pdf\">\n            Download CV\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"profile__contact-row\">\n\n              <div class=\"profile__contact-cell profile__contact-cell--office\">\n          <h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-8-font-size\" style=\"font-weight: 500; text-transform: uppercase; margin-top: 0px;\">\n          Office\n        <\/h6>\n        <p class=\"has-p-2-font-size\" itemprop=\"workLocation\">\n          571        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n  <\/aside><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column profile__right-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-986eed52 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group profile__header-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0f22d0a1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group profile__header-content has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">David Epstein<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull wp-block-amp-profile-position\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-transform-uppercase has-p-2-font-size\" style=\"text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 600\">\n\t\t\tLecturer, Information Systems\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-amp-profile-bio\">\n\t<p>Dave is the Executive Director of the Susilo Institute for Ethics in a Global Economy and a Professor of Practice at Boston University\u2019s Questrom School of Business.  Dave is involved in promoting ethical, environmental and social awareness and actions in relation to business, engineering, education, the environment and political arenas.  Along with teaching ethics at Boston University, he has taught ethics in his finance and entrepreneurship classes at the University of San Francisco, University of California, Berkeley, Menlo College and several other universities.  Recently, Dave completed a year at Stanford University as a Distinguished Careers Institute Fellow. <\/p>\n<p>As an advisor and investor at Epstein Advisors Dave continues to be active in the entrepreneurial world.  He interests include clean tech, semiconductors, health care, and socially responsible enterprises. <\/p>\n<p>Previously, Dave was co-founder and CEO of Merlyn.AI , CEO of Sol Voltaics in Sweden, in management at Orbital Systems.  As a General Partner at Crosslink Capital, Dave was an active VC in Silicon Valley. He has also served in management and CEO positions at more than a half a dozen startups.  Dave began his career at Data General as a computer designer, chronicled in Tracy Kidder\u2019s Pulitzer Prize winning \u201cSoul of a New Machine.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>Recognized with a Distinguished Achievement Award in 2021 and previously as one of the 125 People of Impact on the 125th anniversary of the University of Wisconsin Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dave has served on its Visiting Advisory Board.  Dave and his wife Sarah established an Ethics in Engineering initiative, raising awareness of the ethical and social consequences of technological advancements and how engineers can responsibly affect society. Sarah and he also serve on the University of Wisconsin Global Health Institute Board of Visitors focusing on equitable and sustainable health in our world of changing climates. 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