David Wu is the Director of Operations at the Gray Center. Prior to this, he was appointed to senior roles by three governors in three states, a mayor, and the President, including acting as Chief Operating Officer for the state of Illinois and as Acting Assistant Secretary for Administration for the United States Department of Agriculture. He also has worked in the private sector in finance, journalism, and start-ups in the United States and overseas. He has degrees from Wesleyan University, the University of Wisconsin, and Harvard University.