Entrepreneurship & Transnational Investment
David has independently built and managed a transnational business portfolio across the U.S.-Mexico border region, combining real estate holdings in San Diego and Tijuana with direct operational experience in food retail. His work as an entrepreneur informs his economic analysis of border communities — not as an outside observer, but as someone who has personally navigated the regulatory, financial, and logistical realities of doing business on both sides of the line.
Garcia & Ozua Family Office
Managing Partner | San Diego, CA & Tijuana, B.C.
Garcia & Ozua Family Office is a family-held transnational investment portfolio with residential, commercial, and development holdings across the U.S.-Mexico border region. As Managing Partner, I oversee asset strategy, leasing, regulatory compliance, and capital improvements, including the development of new residential housing in the South Bay.
Operating across two countries, two currencies, and two legal systems provides firsthand insight into the financial, regulatory, and logistical realities facing border-region businesses, property owners, and working families. That experience continues to inform my research and advocacy on regional economic development.
Lupita's Meat Market| Manager | National City, CA
Supported operations at a high-volume ethnic supermarket generating $1.5 million in annual sales with 17 employees. Managed daily staff, invoicing, and budget reconciliation — gaining direct insight into supply chain dynamics, pricing pressures, and the economic realities facing small businesses serving immigrant and working-class communities in the South Bay.