Davida Herzl

The daughter of entrepreneurs, Davida grew up in San Diego, earned a Bachelor’s at UC San Diego and a law degree from University of San Diego. She came up with the idea for her startup, Aclima, while in law school. Aclima is an environmental intelligence company that measures pollution at the street level and translates the data into insights for governments, businesses and communities. In 2024, the State of California tapped Davida to lead statewide air monitoring efforts—a calling that put her and her company at the center of recovery efforts after the Los Angeles fires.