David Chiang

Founder and Chief Investment Officer

Professional Background

David has over 28 years of private equity and investment experience working for some of the world’s leading family offices and financial institutions. David is the founder and chief investment officer for Idyllic Partners, an outsourced CIO firm focused on alternatives. David most recently served as CIO for the Pritzker Family Foundations and PSP Partners, the family office of Penny Pritzker. Prior to that, he was Head of External Funds at Soros Fund Management, where he oversaw approximately $13 billion of assets in investments across all asset classes, including private markets (VC, growth, PE, credit, RE) and public markets (long-only and hedge funds).

David currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Brick Presbyterian Church of New York and its Investment Committee. He also serves on the Investment Committee for one of the largest Mexican pension plan managers focused on committing approximately $2 billion annually into global private markets. He is also an Advisory Board member of Quantinno Capital Management.

Previous Roles

Previously, David was a managing director at Wilshire Private Markets, which managed approximately $6 billion in PE fund of funds and co-investment vehicles. Additionally, he worked for the Government of Singapore’s (“GIC”) sovereign wealth fund focused on private equity funds and co-investments.

David also has prior direct PE investment experience with ACON Investments and L Catterton, where he was responsible for sourcing and conducting due diligence on growth and buyout transactions across various industries.

Early Career and Education

He began his career at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette's Investment Banking Group, where he focused on mergers & acquisitions and technology. David received dual BA degrees in business economics and psychology from Brown University in 1997 and an MBA from UCLA's Anderson School of Management in 2006.

Community Involvement

Idyllic supports several community organizations