Appointed President/CEO of the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) in February 2011, David Ernesto Munar brings to his work more than two decades of accomplishments fighting HIV/AIDS. Munar has worked at AFC since 1991. He most recently served as the organization’s Vice President, with oversight and management of a $16 million portfolio of care, prevention, and policy programs and services. Throughout his career, Mr. Munar has worked in collaboration with colleagues locally and nationally to nurture innovative responses to the HIV/AIDS crisis. Beyond his professional experience, Munar draws on his perspectives as a bilingual Colombian‐American and gay man living with HIV. He is a graduate of Northwestern University.