The Asia Corporate Leadership Council helps Asia-based CEOs advance thinking and practice across three critical challenges facing business in Asia today:
future fluency, corporate purpose, and leadership behavior.

David is responsible for The Conference Board’s strategy, research agenda, program delivery, partner relationships, and for value delivery to Conference Board members in the Asia region and globally. He leads numerous research projects and outreach activities, oversees a team of researchers in China, Singapore and New York, and coordinates a network of eminent local and global advisors and scholars who undertake research or engage in the Conference Board’s Asia programs.

Hoffman boasts 36 years in Asia as a resident analyst and business developer, and as a thought leader, strategy advisor, and top management consultant. Prior to joining The Conference Board, David was an industry practice director (technology-infocomms-entertainment) at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he led over 200 major consulting assignments in Greater China and across Southeast Asia that spanned strategy, corporate development, organizational transformation, and risk management.

He is a lifelong student of contemporary Chinese political science and economics, and a graduate of Chinese Studies from UC San Diego. He speaks Mandarin.

Hoffman served as an independent, nonexecutive director of Eastern Broadcasting Corporation in Taiwan and Daum-Kakao in Korea.

Steve Stine is Director of the Asia Corporate Leadership Council. He also serves as a Senior Client Partner and a lead member of Korn Ferry’s CEO/Board Advisory practice based in Singapore, working with MNCs and Asia-based corporations in the development and delivery of Corporate Purpose leadership solutions. He is also responsible for the region’s Corporate Sustainability Officer (CSO) practice.

Prior to Korn Ferry, he served as Founder and Managing Director of Inside Asia Advisors, a boutique leadership development and advisory firm. He is the host of the Inside Asia podcast (www.insideasiapodcast.com), one of Asia’s longest running business-focused programs with over 180 episodes featuring the region’s top business personalities, industry analysts, and insiders

He is a 30-year Asia veteran who has worked across multiple industries and in a variety of senior roles. He served as Hong Kong correspondent with The Asian Wall Street Journal, a strategy consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers, and a regional marketing executive with IBM. From 1999-2008, he launched a series of new businesses, and established his own advisory firm. In 2009, he became an executive search consultant and served as Partner with Heidrick & Struggles.

Steve holds a B.A. degree from Davidson College, an M.A. in China Studies from The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, and an M.A. in Mythological Studies from the Pacifica Graduate Institute in California.

Elisa has over 20 years of experience as a business leader with a focus on transformational change and human capital strategy. She has spent 15 of those years based in Asia (Beijing, Sydney and Singapore). In her role as Vice President and Managing Director, Asia Pacific for CCL, Elisa leads CCL’s efforts in SE Asia, India, North Asia and Australia to accelerate the leadership development and results of clients throughout the region, from multi-national corporations and government agencies to domestic organizations, while also contributing significantly to CCL’s global research agenda.

Previously, Elisa spent over 10 years at Accenture, working as a talent and organization consultant in the US and Europe. She led teams on large scale transformation projects, and from 2008 to 2010 developed the Human Capital Strategy for the Asia Pacific region. Elisa holds an M.A. in Organization Development and an M.Ed. in Counselling Psychology from Columbia University. She also currently serves as a Vice Chair on the Board of Governors for the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore.