David L. Calhoun is a businessperson who has been the head of 18 different companies. Currently, Mr. Calhoun is Non-Executive Chairman at The Boeing Co., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Nielsen Finance LLC and Chief Executive Officer of Nielsen Online. Mr. Calhoun is also on the board of Caterpillar, Inc. (former Independent Chairman) and Nielsen Consumer Neuroscience, Inc. and Senior Managing Director at The Blackstone Group, Inc.

In his past career David L. Calhoun occupied the position of Non-Executive Chairman for Gates Global, Inc., Executive Chairman for Nielsen Holdings Plc Chairman at The Nielsen Company (US) LLC, Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Nielsen NV (Old) and Chairman-Executive Board & Chief Executive Officer at The Nielsen Co. (US), Inc. (which are all subsidiaries of Nielsen Holdings Plc), Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at The Nielsen Co., President & Chief Executive Officer for GE Aviation Systems North America LLC, President & Chief Executive Officer for GE Infrastructure (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., President & Chief Executive Officer at GE Lighting Solutions LLC, President & Chief Executive Officer of GE Infrastructure LLC, President & Chief Executive Officer for GE Transportation, President & Chief Executive Officer for Employers Reinsurance Corp. and President-Pacific Region at GE Plastics.

David L. Calhoun received an undergraduate degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University.