Bill O’Connor/Executive Director
Bill O’Connor is a seasoned entrepreneur with over 40 years of experience across various industries, including healthcare, tech, finance, and real estate. His career began with a nursing home chain in the Midwest, demonstrating his commitment to patient care and operational excellence. As a tech visionary, Bill introduced facsimile technology to mainstream business and co-developed Angel computers, the first rent-to-own computer company in Southern California. His financial expertise is evidenced by his role as a financial advisor for the Legacy Foundation.
Bill’s entrepreneurial ventures are diverse and innovative. Currently, he partners with Trinks Consulting Group, Purty Alliance, Bolla Technologies, Wellness for Employees and WCP Facility Solutions. His skills span start-up financing, business development, marketing, operations, financial management, and healthcare, enabling him to build successful ventures across continents.
David Humphrey, JD – President
David Humphrey is an accomplished attorney and CEO with extensive experience leading diverse organizations. He is on the board of several nonprofit institutions, including THE FORUM INSTITUTE and ACT Today! and co-founded the Autism Treatment Network. His efforts are instrumental in the P2i project, which aims to improve pregnancy outcomes and infant health globally.
Humphrey co-founded the Medical Academy of Pediatric Special Needs and held significant roles with the Autism Society of America and the Autism Research Institute. He has owned and directed companies in various sectors, including a CLIA-certified laboratory specializing in Mass Spectrometry and non-invasive clinical testing.
With over three decades of commitment to children’s health research, particularly for special needs, Humphrey is a respected entrepreneur and legal expert. He has created successful ventures, such as the world-leading promotional “Frisbee” manufacturer, and been recognized for business growth and environmental consciousness in his leadership of the Kirkman Group, Inc.
A top graduate from the University of Washington School of Law, his expertise lies in strategic planning for non-profits, international law, and the operation of private companies.
David Hoffman – CEO of Forum SafeStart, Inc.
David Hoffman actively advises on the development, thought leadership, and programming for The Conference Board of Asia, and undertakes China-related business and policy-community engagement worldwide on behalf of The China Center. His areas of expertise include China strategy and business planning, business environment analysis and future sensing, best practices for China market development, and geopolitical and regulatory risk management. David is also considered an expert on business development and macro-dynamics in the broader Asia region.
David helps guide China Center research projects and outreach activities. He engages regularly with a team of researchers in China, Singapore, and New York, and helps coordinate a network of eminent local and global advisors and scholars from The Conference Board who undertake research or engage in programs of The Conference Board of Asia. Assessing political economy developments in China, the evolving geopolitics and commercial impacts of US-China (and broader Sino-western) “strategic competition”, and the rise and evolution of China as a key marketplace and geo-economic power are key areas of study for Hoffman at the current time.
Hoffman boasts 31 years as a resident analyst and business developer in China and as thought leader, strategy advisor, and top management consultant on a wide range of China and Asia business development and organizational effectiveness issues. After his long stint in China, Hoffman spent 7 years in the Senior Management role for The Conference Board of Asia based in Singapore. At that time, in addition to leading The Conference Board’s activities in Asia, he focused on analyzing evolving China-related exposures and opportunities for multinational companies and policy makers at a regional level.
Prior to joining The Conference Board, David led the technology-infocomms-entertainment advisory practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers in China for 21 years. He is a lifelong student of contemporary Chinese political science and economics and a graduate of Chinese Studies from UC San Diego. He is a fluent Mandarin Chinese speaker.
David has served as an independent, non-executive director for both Eastern Broadcasting Corporation in Taiwan and Kakao Corporation in Korea.