Bio

David Dempsey has over three decades of experience as an international investment banker specializing in private equity and mergers & acquisitions. His on-the-ground international and emerging market experience includes residency and transaction activities in nine countries in Europe (Eastern and Western), Asia and the Middle East. He has focused on China, ‘Greater China’ and South East Asian investments, financings and fundraising and is the founder of China Investment Group LLC. Mr. Dempsey has served clients in a broad range of industries including: financial institutions, technology, transportation and direct marketing. Prior to joining Bentley in 1991 as a Managing Director, he was a Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions Group at BANKERS TRUST and PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES in New York and, earlier in his career, he was also a Principal at the management consulting firm of BOOZ ALLEN & HAMILTON. He started his career at the CHASE BANK in London after completing his term as Secretary General of AIESEC INTERNATIONAL in Brussels, Belgium. He is a member of the Board of Directors of a NYSE-listed “closed-end fund” and serves or has served on a number of corporate, educational and non-profit Boards and Boards of Trustees. He is active in aviation related consulting, financing and strategic joint ventures and is also a Commercial Pilot, Gold Seal and Master Flight Instructor and the co-founder of a flight training company.. He earned a Bachelor of Commerce from UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, his M.B.A. from FORDHAM UNIVERSITY GRADUATE BUSINESS SCHOOL and was a Visiting Professional at NEW YORK UNIVERSITY.