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      David Malcolm

      • David Malcolm

        Based in San Diego, Mr. Malcolm is a community leader, businessman, and philanthropist

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      • David Malcolm's Story

        David Malcolm is a real estate expert with over five decades of work experience. Since earning his real estate license while in high school, he has managed numerous complex real estate, development, and financial transactions. He earned his real estate broker's license in 1974 and later graduated from Harvard Business School's Presidents Program. Mr. Malcolm holds the highest professional commercial real estate designation, CCIM - Certified Commercial Investment Member, and is a Harvard Business School Lecturer.


        Based in San Diego, David Malcolm currently serves as President of Cal West Apartments, Inc. In 1978, he founded his first company, and from 1989 to 1997, he held exclusive rights to Rally's Hamburger stores in Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego counties. As President, he managed more than 40 locations and over a thousand workers.


        Malcolm's formidable work ethic, exceptional leadership skills, and ability to recognize real estate opportunities that others don't and maximize their value sets him apart from other industry professionals.


        His track record as a successful businessman in San Diego is only matched by his commitment to the community's betterment. David Malcolm has held numerous municipal and statewide public offices and was the longest-serving California Coastal Commissioner in history.

      • Career

        After earning his real estate license while still in high school, David Malcolm earned his broker’s license two years later and never looked back. Over four decades, he built an enviable career in real estate, earning the highest commercial real estate designation (CCIM), and working in real estate sales, investment, management, and lending.

         

        In 1989, he acquired exclusive rights to build and manage Rally's Hamburger stores in Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego counties. At its peak, David Malcolm managed more than 40 locations and over a thousand workers. He sold the rights for Los Angeles and Orange counties in 1994, and the rights for San Diego in 1997.

         

        Under his leadership, Cal West Apartments and its predecessor company have mapped thousands of lots, built thousands of homes and apartments, and provided financing for thousands of home buyers and commercial clients. From 2004 to 2020 alone, David Malcolm handled sales, acquisitions, management, and loan renegotiations totaling more than $4 billion.

         

        David Malcolm has served on numerous public and private organizations’ Boards of Directors. Public companies include Giant Group (NYSE), Aegis communications, (NASDAQ), ATC Communications (NASDAQ), and Payphone (AMEX).

      • Public Service

        David Malcolm has served in numerous local, regional, and state offices as one way of giving back to the communities that enabled him to realize personal success. He was a City of Chula Vista Councilmember for 10 years, a Port of San Diego Commissioner for seven years, the longest-serving California Coastal Commissioner over a period of 11 years, and the first-ever appointee to the California Judicial Performance Commission after its creation pursuant to a state ballot measure in 1994.

         

        Applying his expertise in complex real estate transactions, David Malcolm realized significant benefits to the public he served. During his tenure on the Chula Vista City Council, the City completed three land annexations. The first included Castle Park and Otay and was the largest annexation of inhabited land in California history. The City also annexed the unincorporated community of Montgomery. Finally, the land where the outdoor amphitheater was built and opened in 1998 was annexed from the City of San Diego.

         

        During David Malcolm’s term as Chair of the Board of Port Commissioners, the agency doubled the acreage of tidelands under public trust, the first and only time the tidelands were increased since the Port’s establishment in 1962.

         

        Today he will tell you that, “I do my public service in a private way.”

      • Community Service

        David Malcolm is passionate about giving his time, treasure, and talent where it is needed. He and his wife, Annie, particularly enjoy helping others in need and allowing people to turn their lives around.

         

        For 31 years, he served on the Board of Directors of St. Vincent de Paul Management (part of Father Joe’s Villages homeless services organization) and chaired the Board for four years. David Malcolm also chaired Board 1 of the San Diego County Assessment Appeals Board and was one of only two Emeritus Members of the University of California, San Diego Board of Overseers (since renamed the Chancellor’s Community Advisory Board).

         

        David Malcolm has been a little league baseball coach, an AYSO soccer coach, and has personally driven cancer patients to appointments, delivered food for Meals on Wheels, and served food to the homeless.

         

        He has also served on the Boards of Directors of the American Cancer Society San Diego, Corky McMillin Center for Real Estate at San Diego State University, First International Bank of San Diego, People’s Bank, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp., Scripps Institution of Oceanography and South Bay Family YMCA.

         

        Currently, he is Chairman of the Lincoln Club of San Diego Political Action Committee and a member of the Board of Directors for San Diego Christian College.

         

        Building on his many involvements in the education sector, David Malcolm recently launched two scholarship programs. He funded the Community Scholars Initiative for 2021 through The San Diego Foundation and established his own scholarship initiative, the David Malcolm Scholarship.

         

        David Malcolm has acknowledged that his wealth will ultimately be limited because of his willingness to give his money away in order to make a difference. As just one example, he is a Chiefs 4-Star Alliance Sponsor of the Chula Vista Police Foundation.

      • News

        • Philanthropists David Malcolm And Wife Annie Donate $100,000 To Help First-generation Students Pursue Their College Dreams
        • Lincoln Club PAC Chairman Dave Malcolm on the plan to reopen America’s economy
        • The David Malcolm Scholarship Is a Chance for Students to Overcome Challenges
        • Facilitating the Big Gifts
        • Ideamensch Interview
        • Southern California Rental Properties and Tenant Behavior During the COVID-19 Pandemic
        • David Malcolm Named to NSBA Leadership Council
        • David Malcolm and Father Joe Carroll Combat Homelessness in the San Diego Community
        • Vizaca Interview
        • San Diego Philanthropist, David Malcolm, Announces 2021 Scholarship Recipient
        • The San Diego Foundation Awards Historic $3.4 Million In Scholarships To Local College Students
        • San Diego Foundation Awards Most Scholarships in History
        • People in Your Neighborhood: La Jollans Dianne Bashor, David Malcolm to be honored as Champions of Scouting
        • Champions of Scouting Celebration
        • Seniorlevel Interview
        • David Malcolm on Supporting a San Diego Icon and the People Who Benefit
        • Father Joe, Dianne Bashor and David Malcolm honored at 2021 Champions of Scouting banquet
        • Legacy of the late Father Joe Carroll lives on
        • Time of Startups Interview
        • Community Heroes: Dianne L. Bashor and David Malcolm Recently Celebrated as Champions of Scouting by the San Diego-Imperial Council Boy Scouts of America
        • David Malcolm, San Diego Entrepreneur, Discusses Small Business Recovery Needs
        • CEO Spotlight: David Malcolm, President of Cal West Apartments in San Diego, Says Philanthropic Ideologies and Younger Generations Are Shaping the Modern Corporation
        • David Malcolm, Long-Time San Diego Resident, Honored to Help Develop America’s Finest City
        • David Malcolm: San Diego Community Leader Credits Success to Creative Leadership
        • Inspirery Interview
        • David Malcolm, San Diego Real Estate Pro, Has the Right Ideas for Repurposing Retail’s Brick-and-Mortar
        • David Malcolm, Real Estate Expert: Is AI in the Real Estate Industry a Tool, Threat, or Both?
        • Homeownership Insights From San Diego Real Estate Specialist David Malcolm
        • Dianne Bashor and Philanthropic Advisor, David Malcolm, Support the San Diego Symphony
        • David Malcolm Understands What Makes a Successful Company
        • San Diego Philanthropist David Malcolm Speaks on the Importance of Higher Education and Scholarship Opportunities

        • David Malcolm, San Diego Businessman, and Philanthropist Breaks Down What Modern-Day Boards of Directors Need
        • Entrepreneur Mindz Interview
        • David Malcolm, San Diego Philanthropist, Encourages Students to Apply Now for the David Malcolm Scholarship
        • David Malcolm, San Diego Business Leader and Philanthropist, Accepted into Forbes Business Council
        • David Malcolm, San Diego Real Estate Pioneer, Addresses Housing for All vs. Quality of Life
        • San Diego Businessman David Malcolm Discusses Atlas Shrugged and Why the Novel Is Still Relevant Today
        • David Malcolm, Active San Diego Leader, Shares How the YMCA and Local Gymnasiums Make a Positive Impact on Local Communities
        • San Diego Philanthropist David Malcolm Announces 2022 Scholarship Recipient
        • San Diego Entrepreneur David Malcolm Selects Rice University Student as 2022 Scholarship Recipient
        • David Malcolm, San Diego Philanthropist, Advises on Deciding What Causes and Organizations to Support
        • Interview With President Of Cal West Apartments David Malcolm - Entrepreneur & Philanthropist
        • A Conversation with David Malcolm, San Diego Entrepreneur, on Succeeding Without a (Traditional) College Degree
        • Why You Should Hire Candidates Without A College Degree
        • The Art of Negotiation is Misunderstood. Here Are Some Lesser-Known Tactics I Use to Win
        • David Malcolm, San Diego Real Estate Expert on the Art of Negotiation

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