David co-founded Altera and is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner. David is responsible for leading the company’s corporate strategy and investment program, building firm-wide relationships with sponsors and investors, and helping investors build out their alternative investment portfolios. He is an Altera Board Member and Investment Committee member.
Prior to Altera, David worked as a technology investment banker at Barclays in Silicon Valley. At Barclays, he focused on the internet, semiconductor and software verticals. He performed company specific financial analysis and worked on various private transactions.
David also spent time at Frisch Capital Partners, a boutique investment bank specialized in raising capital for independent sponsors. At Frisch Capital, David helped source transactions, raised capital, and built relationships with lower middle market private equity sponsors.
David graduated with Honors earning a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Georgia.