Our CEO

CEO Profile

David ChoCFA

CEO Profile

David Cho, CFA

Professional Experience 


CEO, Daishin Economic Research Institute 
(2019 - 2024)
CEO, Korea ESG Research Institute 
(2019 - 2024)
President, CFA Society of Korea 
(2014 - 2018)

Head of Research Center, Daishin Securities (2011 - 2016)

Quantitative Analyst (2000 - 2016)


Advisory Experience


Public Officials Benefit Association, Investment Committee (2015 - 2017)
Teacher's Pension, Budget Management Committee (2015 - 2019)
Korea Exchange, Budget Management Committee (2017 - 2019)
Ministry of Economy and Finance, Financial Services Commission (2019 - 2020)
Korea Trade Insurance Corporation, Financial Asset Management Committee (2017 - 2021)
Korea Sports Promotion Fund, Asset Management Committee (2021 - 2022)
Employment Insurance Fund, Performance Evaluation Committee (2021 - 2023, 2023 - Current)

Korea Sports Promotion Foundation, Asset Management Committee (2022 - 2024)
National Health Insurance Service, Budget Management Committee  (2023 - Current)


Awards

Maeil Business Newspaper Securities Person Award for Investment Strategies 
('09, '12, '15)
Best Analyst Chosun Ilbo ('06 - '09)/ Grand Prize Analyst Chosun Ilbo ('09)
Among Others


We aim to provide investors with alternative perspectives 
based on detailed explanations and analyses of historical financial data.

David Cho, CEO

Professional Experience


(2019 - 2024)
CEO, Daishin Securities Research Institute.
CEO, Korea ESG Research Institute.


(2016 - 2019)
Chief Investment Officer (CIO),
Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), 

Daishin Asset Management.

(2011 - 2016) 
Head of Research Center, Daishin securities 


( - 2011) 
Quantitative Analyst, 
Good Morning Shinhan Securities and Woori Investment Securities.
 Process Engineer, Samsung Engineering

Education


M.S. degree from KAIST, Republic of Korea.

B.Eng. degree from Hanyang University, ROK.

Leadership Roles

(2014 - 2018) 
Chairman, CFA Society of Korea. 

We aim to provide investors with 
alternative perspectives 
based on detailed explanations and analyses of historical financial data.