David Temprano is the founder of Think-Tanked, a nonprofit rethinking how intelligence—artificial and otherwise—is built, governed, and trusted. A first-generation graduate of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, he leads Think-Tanked as a platform built for one purpose: to ensure technology is designed for smarter systems and societies.

David’s path to systems leadership wasn’t conventional—and that’s what gives it strength. Before law school, he graduated magna cum laude from UC Berkeley with degrees in Sociology and Ethnic Studies, where he studied how identity, power, and institutions interact—not just in theory, but in lived experience. To help support his education and family, he built and ran a profitable golf business from the ground up, gaining early, unfiltered lessons in negotiation, risk, and execution.

At Northwestern, David made the Dean’s List four consecutive terms and turned academic excellence into institutional impact. He launched the Inclusive Legal Entrepreneurship Lab—an award-winning, innovation incubator, led four major student organizations ranging from subjects of technology, medicine, business, and culture, published leading legal scholarship on artificial intelligence (AI), advised startups on regulatory and data risk, and conducted advanced research into private equity, IP, and athlete brand monetization across sports, music, and the creator economy.

David’s work spans from litigation to legislation, courtrooms to boardrooms. He’s worked at a high-performing startup, supported litigation involving civil rights and trauma, and worked with government agencies on multi-jurisdictional investigations and policy work on child welfare, emergency custody, and state accountability. Along the way, he’s engaged directly with leaders at OpenAI, Tesla, Salesforce, Amazon, Microsoft, and beyond—not as a mere spectator, but as a lifelong student who’s shaping the questions that matter. Across every role, he’s built a reputation for asking sharper questions, navigating ambiguity with clarity, and leading by example under pressure.

Think-Tanked is the natural extension of that path. It exists to fill a growing gap: translating complexity into frameworks that serve both innovation and society.

If you’ve made it this far, consider this your invitation. Welcome to Think-Tanked.