David S. Chang | |
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Born |
David Sung Yeul Chang January 4, 1980 Sacramento, California, U.S. |
Alma mater |
United States Military Academy at West Point University of Hawaii at Manoa, East-West Center, Covenant Theological Seminary, UCLA Anderson School of Management |
Occupation | Entrepreneur and CEO, Wealth Manageer, Chief Editor, Past State GOP Chair, Hawaii Army National Guard Military Intelligence Officer |
Political party | Republican |
Website | Company Website Blog WebsiteMember Website |
David S. Chang is a political figure, military combat veteran, entrepreneur and CEO, keynote speaker and editor of The Art of Thinking Smart, based in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is the chairman and CEO of Chang Holding Company Incorporated, a military intelligence officer in the Hawaii Army National Guard, and is the Past Chairman of the Hawaii Republican Party and the Republican National Committee. Chang was elected chair in November 2011 for the 2011-2013 term and re-elected for another two-year term in May 2013.
Chang was born in Sacramento, California, and is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Computer Science. After West Point, Chang was selected as an East-West Graduate Degree Fellow and attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa where he graduated with a Masters in Arts in Political Science, with a specialty in Asian Politics. He received a Leadership Certificate from the East-West Center and received his Masters in Theological Studies from Covenant Theological Seminary.
Chang is a second generation Korean-American.
On November 8, 2011, the Hawaii Republican Party announced it had elected Chang as its new chairman in a unanimous vote by the party’s state committee, which is made up of 51 elected House District chairpersons, 4 county chairs, executive committee members and Republican leaders in the Hawaii State House and Senate. Chang took the job when he was just 31, making him the youngest person ever to assume the post in the country at that time.
Chang was selected by Campaigns & Elections Magazine as Hawaii’s Top 10 Influencers of the 2012 Elections. He was also a superdelegate to the 2012 Republican National Convention.
In March 2013, Chang traveled to Seoul, Korea for an appearance with former American President George W. Bush.