David Cahn

“Over the past 18 months I have had the opportunity to work with David Cahn as a fellow board member for a medium-size not for profit health care organization. I was the board chair for the organization until recently and during my term as chair I found David to be a very helpful and supportive board member. David was new to the board in early 2022 and brought significant expertise in the areas of business philosophy and practice, board management and human resources. He's a quick study and delved deeply into the policies and procedures of the organization, quickly becoming very knowledgeable. David willingly shared his insights and made very constructive suggestions to me as chair regarding how the organization as a whole and the board in particular could improve their performance. David made specific recommendations to me in the areas of human resources, board composition, board meeting structure, and board committee structure. With David's assistance during my tenure as Board Chair, I was able to work with the Board Executive Committee and the Board as a whole to make several improvements to board structure and operations. I have received extensive feedback that these changes have had a real impact on the effectiveness and efficiency of the Board. David is a pleasure to work with. He is prompt in response to communications, open to alternative viewpoints and thoughtful in response to dilemmas. David truly has the best interest of the organization at heart and is a great role model for other board members in terms of how to serve effectively in a board position. David is respectful to all and modest regarding his contributions to the board as a whole.”

“I've had the privilege of working with David on several high visibility projects that have included C-Suite and Board of Director interaction. His breadth of experience combined with his thought leadership and professional poise enabled him to make a real and material impact on the quality of our discussions and the outcome we achieved. David is a business person first and an HR professional second. As a result, the quality of questions he asks when approaching an opportunity tend to be broad, practical and contextually appropriate. In my experience, these are rare qualities that have enabled David to be a high impact leader who is able to work outside the narrow limits of his particular discipline or subject matter expertise to bring real solutions to complex business problems. I've been fortunate to work with David and am looking forward to doing so again in the future.”