David Klar is the Founder and CEO of Klar & Co., a vertically integrated K-Beauty company whose mission is simple: K-Beauty for all. Operating its own state-of-the-art lab and production facility in South Korea, Klar & Co. controls the full product journey — from real-time trend insight and formulation to manufacturing, retail distribution, and marketing — delivering premium Korean beauty innovation at accessible prices to the masses.

With offices in New York, Miami, and Seoul, Klar & Co. has built a portfolio of 50+ owned brands and 800+ products that bring cutting-edge ingredients and performance-driven formulas to consumers across the US, Canada, Europe, the UK, Australia, and Latin America.

The company's retail footprint spans 50,000+ doors globally, with US partners including Walmart, Target, Walgreens, CVS, Macy's, Bloomingdale's, Nordstrom, Kroger, Wegmans, TJX and Amazon.

A 2026 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Florida finalist and seven-time in a row Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies in the US honoree, David has spent over two decades at the forefront of beauty trend identification — translating emerging Korean ingredient science into shelf-ready products before they hit the mainstream. His expertise in K-Beauty formulation and consumer behavior makes him uniquely positioned to speak to the trends ingredients shaping the next chapter of the global beauty industry.