David W Church, MBA

About

David Church is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of experience in project management, consulting, education, process improvement, and leadership. He currently serves as Senior Vice President of Program Management at Bank of America, leading a multi-year digital transformation and automation initiative. Since joining the bank in 2004, he has received multiple national accolades for his contributions to leadership and diversity.

Before Bank of America, David worked at top consulting firms including Arthur Andersen, KPMG Consulting, and BearingPoint, where he received recognition for his leadership on large-scale client initiatives.

David is also an educator, having taught project management, process improvement, leadership, and organizational behavior at multiple universities. At Cal Lutheran University, he created and teaches the Project Management course for the Executive MBA program. He has also designed a Process Improvement course for undergraduate learners at another institution.

In the nonprofit sector, David serves as Chairman of the Board for Central Texas Table of Grace (CTTG), a shelter and transitional program for foster youth. He has also contributed in advisory and leadership capacities to organizations such as UCLA’s Bruin Project Management Initiatives, Loyola Marymount University, and Covenant House of Southern California.

David holds a BS in Business Administration (Information Systems) with a minor in Sociology from USC’s Marshall School of Business, and an MBA from UCLA Anderson. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). In 2024, David delivered a TEDx Talk on goal achievement and managing change through project management and behavioral science.

Education

• MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles - Anderson School of Management.  Global Access Program (GAP) and Easton Leadership Fellow.
• BS in Business Administration (Information Systems emphasis) from the University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business.
• Certified as a "Project Management Professional" (PMP) from the Project Management Institute.

Expertise

• Project Management
  
• Program & Portfolio Management
  
• Digital Transformation
  
• Process Improvement
  
• Organizational Leadership
  
• Change Management
  
• Nonprofit Governance
  
• Strategic Planning
  
• Agile & Hybrid Methodologies
  
• Higher Education Instruction
  
• Curriculum Development
• Public Speaking & TEDx Talks
  
• Board Development & Engagement
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Advocacy

Publications

• Delivered TEDx Talk at University of Nevada - Las Vegas on managing goals (Jun 2024) (Link to talk on TEDx Talk YouTube channel)
• Keynote speaker at Project Management Institute - Los Angeles – “Too Many Tasks & Information Overflow?” (Jun 2021)
• Keynote speaker at Loyola Marymount University College of Business Administration – “Agile Overview” (Apr 2021) (Link to replay on YouTube)
• Panel speaker at UCLA Bruin Project Management Initiatives – “Careers in Project Management” (Apr 2021)
• Speaker - UCLA Anderson's BIT "Service Industrialization and the Global Information Economy" conference (Jul 2011)
• "Student loan debt is a problem for everyone," Pacific Coast Business Times (Dec 22, 2017) (Link to full article)