Talara Capital Management Team

Mr. Zusman is the Co-founder and Managing Partner of Talara and is Chairman of the firm’s investment committee. David has over 20 years of experience in the energy industry and has led investments across the capital structure in both private and public entities. He has particularly focused on sourcing, structuring, managing, and exiting U.S. upstream private oil and gas investments, serving on numerous energy company boards. Prior to co-founding Talara in 2010, Mr. Zusman was a Partner at Perella Weinberg, where he managed global resource investments. Previously, Mr. Zusman was a Partner at BrightStream Asset Management and a Managing Director at North Sound Capital, where he managed both public and private investments focused on the energy sector. David began his career in energy finance at Credit Suisse, and in 1999 he was listed by Institutional Investor Magazine as a best up-and-comer in the natural gas industry. Mr. Zusman earned a B.S. in Commerce from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia. David frequently lectures on real asset investing at the McIntire School.