David M. Ochi

UC Irvine-

1999, MBA, Paul Merage School of Business

1997, BA, Political Science, School of Social Sciences

1997, BS, Biological Science, School of Biological Sciences Keller Graduate School of Management

2009, Masters in Project Management

Mr. Ochi has over 20 years experience in early-stage companies having started his first enterprise – a tutoring company called A’s Unlimited – at the age of 13. Mr. Ochi ran this company for 11 years while attending high school, college and graduate school. Mr. Ochi utilized this experience to become an adjunct faculty member at the University of California, Irvine in 1999.

Mr. Ochi entered the world of technology in 2000 with the co-founding of Strevda LLC, a technology incubator. Mr. Ochi campaigned successfully for two rounds of investment funding for the nine projects. In 2004, Mr. Ochi co-founded Websonic LLC, a small business technology consulting firm focused on assisting small businesses utilize technology in a strategic manner. In 2006, Websonic LLC was sold so that Mr. Ochi could co-found Alpha Sprouts, an early-stage consulting company. The charter client was the master licensee of Disney Consumer Products for Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam. Mr. Ochi lived in Viet Nam for nearly two years while consulting for Disney Consumer Products and other companies in a variety of industries including mining, energy, education, and mobile technology. In 2010, Mr. Ochi co-founded what is now Sunnox Corporation, an innovator of sustainable energy solutions for private and municipal street lighting. Mr. Ochi is the recipient of the 2011 Green For All Business Academy Entrepreneurial Concept Award. Mr. Ochi is the Executive Director of the ANTrepreneur Center at the University of California, Irvine and is operating the Blackstone Launchpad program.

Mr. Ochi currently sits on the Board of Directors of a half-dozen companies and is actively involved in the growth of 7 early-stage companies. Mr. Ochi is also very actively involved on the Board of 4 alumni organizations at UC Irvine, the UC Irvine Chancellor’s Club Board of Directors, Alumni Advisor for UC Ideas program at the Don Beall Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Paul Merage School of Business as well as the membership director of Tech Coast Venture Network (TCVN) in Orange County. Mr. Ochi also serves on the Board of Advisors for the Mobile Excellence Awards in Hollywood, CA.

Mr. Ochi holds a B.A. in Political Science, a B.S. in Biological Sciences, and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Irvine. Additionally, Mr. Ochi graduated from the Keller Graduate School of Management with a Masters in Project Management. In his spare time, Mr. Ochi enjoys reading, participating in triathlons and traveling as much as possible.