David Sonner, J.D.

David Sonner, J.D.

Retired attorney

Bio

In addition to serving as president of the Mt. SAC Foundation, David is a member of the Harvey Mudd College Board of Trustees. He also serves on the board of the University Club of Claremont and on the Alumni Association Board of Governors for Harvey Mudd College, where he is its immediate past president.

He’s a retired attorney. He graduated from Harvey Mudd College with a BS in math in 1980 and from Claremont Graduate University with an MA in math in 1981. Before ultimately becoming an attorney, he worked at General Dynamics in an engineering group and then at TRW in systems engineering and program management groups.

Following graduation from Southwestern Law School with a JD in 1988, he joined McKenna & Cuneo where he eventually became a partner. While there, he represented large corporations in complex aerospace contract disputes. His clients included Rockwell and Lockheed. His biggest success involved assisting Boeing in recovering $295 million in a contract dispute with the Air Force.

Why Mt. SAC?

David Sonner is a longtime neighbor of Mt. SAC who can see the campus from his home. He’s also passionate about supporting education. He joined the Mt. SAC board to support education in our local communities.