Who is David Llada?

David Llada is a former journalist turned entrepreneur, investor, and media executive. His career spans media, sports and events management, communications, and digital ventures — with a passport that reflects work in more than sixty countries. He has led organizations, launched projects, and advised on strategy, with a focus on storytelling, branding, and long-term value creation.

Chess runs through his biography like a second career: as a chess teacher first, and then as a journalist, author of several books, and photographer. He has documented the game’s greatest players and produced some of the most recognized visual work in modern chess. It is the kind of detail that tends to come up late in a conversation — and usually tells you more about him than the rest of his CV combined.

David is equally proud of his cooking, which those who have eaten at his table insist belongs in a similar category — though he has yet to publish a book about that.

He is currently based in San Sebastián, Spain, which is either a coincidence or a lifestyle choice.