David Ling

David is the Chief People Officer for KIPP Bay Area Public Schools. In this role David oversees the Talent and Human Resources departments along with KIPP Through College. He also leads the recruitment, development and retention efforts for KIPP Bay Area Public Schools’ Regional Support Office staff. Prior to becoming Chief People Officer, David served as KIPP Bay Area Public Schools Managing Director of Talent, Managing Director of Student Services, and the Director of KIPP Through College, as well as the school leader at KIPP Bridge Charter School in Oakland, California from 2003 –2009. Before joining KIPP, David taught 7th and 8th grade Social Studies in Baltimore, Maryland as a Teach For America corps member. A Bay Area native, he is a graduate of UC Berkeley (B.A.) and Johns Hopkins University (M.A.T.), as a well as the 2002 KIPP School Leadership Program. David lives in the East Bay with his wife and two sons.