David Rattray

David Rattray serves as the President and Executive Director of UNITE-LA - the School-to-Career Partnership of Los Angeles. Since 1988, he has lead this group in building business and educational partnerships toward a goal of improving the academic achievement and enthusiasm for learning for all Los Angeles students. Rattray also serves on the LA City Workforce Investment Board and Youth Council, State Youth Council, Co-Chairs a Working Group for the Legislative Joint Committee for the K-University Master plan, Co-Chairs the statewide network of School-to-Career partnerships called CALSCAN and serves on the boards of over 10 CBO's and private sector firms.

Prior to this role with UNITE-LA, He spent over 20 years in the foodservice distribution industry. Rattray held numerous executive positions such as Vice President Operation-West, Vice President MIS, and Executive Vice President with foodservice distribution giants CFS Continental and Sysco. In the six year previous to joining UNITE-LA, Rattray worked at US Foodservice (formerly Rykoff-Sexton) Corporation, one of the largest foodservice distribution companies in the nation. While Western Regional Vice President, Rattray led a region of 10 divisions and 1200 associates and sales of over $400 million for Rykoff. He is married and a father of three grown children and has a MBA from USC.