David Vance is the executive director of the Center for Talent Reporting, which is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the creation and implementation of standards for human capital reporting and management. He is the former president of Caterpillar University, which he founded in 2001. Until his retirement in January 2007, he was responsible for ensuring that the right education, training, and leadership were provided to achieve corporate goals and efficiently meet the learning needs of Caterpillar and dealer employees. Prior to this position, Dave was chief economist and head of the Business Intelligence Group at Caterpillar Inc., and was responsible for economic outlooks, sales forecasts, market research, competitive analysis, and business information systems.

Dave was named 2006 Chief Learning Officer of the Year by Chief Learning Officer magazine. He is a trustee and lead independent director for State Farm Mutual Funds, and an advisory board member for Capital Analytics and Knowledge Advisors. His first book, The Business of Learning: How to Manage Corporate Training to Improve Your Bottom Line, was published in October 2010.