David Romero

David A. Romero is a Mexican-American spoken word artist, philanthropist, and USC alumnus from Diamond Bar, CA. Romero's poetry deals with identity, family, social justice issues, and Latinx culture. He has performed at over 75 colleges and universities in over 30 states, and he has won the Uptown Slam at the historic Green Mill in Chicago, the birthplace of slam poetry. Romero has been published alongside poet laureates Luis J. Rodriguez, Jack Hirschman, Alejandro Murguia, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti. He has opened for Latin Grammy-winning bands Ozomatli and La Santa Cecilia, and his work has been featured on various programs on KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles.

In addition to pursuing his career in the arts, Romero has worked in various professional capacities, including as a Night Receiving Manager at Jetro Restaurant Depot, a Teller at Wells Fargo, and an English Teacher at Footprints Recruiting Inc. He has also held positions at California Public Interest Research Group, Global Access World-Wide Entertainment Visas, Marvel Entertainment, and Gap Inc./Old Navy. Romero is the former host of Between the Bars Open Mic at the dba256 Gallery Wine Bar in Pomona, CA. He donates a portion of his earnings from collegiate engagements to nonprofit and social justice organizations, and he founded "The Romero Scholarship for Excellence in Spoken Word," which provides funding to high school seniors interested in spoken word and social justice.