David Pulver

David Pulver is President of Cornerstone Capital, Inc., a private investment company that is involved in a wide range of investments, including public securities, private equity, venture capital and real estate.  Prior to starting Cornerstone Capital, Mr. Pulver was Chairman and Co-CEO of The Children’s Place, a chain of over 200 children’s apparel stores that he co-founded in 1968 and sold in 1982 to Federated Department Stores. He sits on the Board of Directors of two NYSE companies, Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc., which operates 29 television stations, and Carter’s a leading manufacturer and retailer of young children’s apparel, and is on the Advisory Committee of FLAG Capital Management, LLC, a leading venture capital/private equity fund of funds.  He previously served for 10 years on the Board of Directors of Costco Wholesale.  He serves on the Board of Directors of the Public Health Research Institute, a leading non-profit medical research organization specializing in infectious disease and serves on the Board of Trustees of Colby College, where he is Chairman of the Investment Committee.  He earned his B.A. from Colby College and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.  He and his wife Carol live in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida and Mendham, New Jersey.