David Kanter is a Founder and the Executive Director of MLCommons where he helps lead the MLPerf benchmarks and other initiatives. He previously led the MLPerf Inference, Mobile, and Power working groups. He has 16+ years of experience in semiconductors, computing, and machine learning. He founded a microprocessor and compiler startup, was an early employee at Aster Data Systems, and has consulted for industry leaders such as Intel, Nvidia, KLA, Applied Materials, Qualcomm, and Microsoft. David holds a Bachelor of Science degree with honors in Mathematics with a specialization in Computer Science, and a Bachelor of Arts with honors in Economics from the University of Chicago. He has a handful of patents on imaging systems and applications and has consulted on >10 patent litigation matters.