David Perez
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David Perez, a 2 Life 18 Foundation Inc. Board of Director, was recently honored by A&E Network as one of the top 10 people in the world in 2005 who have had the greatest impact over the last year. His efforts during the Katrina disaster not only helped thousands of people, but gave inspiration to many more. Recipient of the 2005 NAACP President’s Award, he has also been featured on 15 nationally televised programs including CNN’s “Heroes Among Us”, as well as on CNBC, ABC, KGTV, NBC, MSNBC and over 66 articles have appeared in international publications. He is currently CEO of Surge Global Energy, headquartered in San Diego (with a subsidiary in Calgary, Canada), which specializes in oil and gas exploration. Mr. Perez and Robert Hotto have founded Chai Energy, LLC a humanitarian company whose mission it is to provide improved clean drinking water, alternative energy technologies to effect solutions throughout the world, with emphasis on the poor and third world countries. |
For 24 years, David and his wife Orly have supported many charities in
the USA and Israel, especially medical research and help for the homeless.
Born in Casablanca, Morocco, he emigrated to the United States at the
age of 6. He is happily married to his soul mate Orly who was born in
Israel, together they have two children, Isaac and Aaron. Mr. Perez enjoys
fishing, sports with his family, beaches, and world travel. He has traveled
to 34 countries and speaks English, French and Hebrew. David and Orly
cite the Jewish principle of “tikunolam” - an imperative to
heal the world - as a way of explaining their charitable actions. 2life18.org
chaienergy.org