Daniel Davis Bio

Mr. Davis has over eight years of private equity experience and is responsible for originating, evaluating and executing investment opportunities at Thurston Group. Mr. Davis focuses on growth equity investments, with a particular emphasis in the healthcare services sector and has helped clients develop and implement compelling strategic growth plans to improve operational efficiency. His past investment experience includes Smiles Dental, Smile Doctors, Pinnacle Dental, U.S. Oral Surgery Management, South Georgia Dental Management, U.S. Endo Partners, E78 Partners, National Dental Healthcare REIT and U.S. Orthopaedic Partners. Currently, Mr. Davis serves on the Board of Directors for South Georgia Dental Management, U.S. Endo Partners, E78 Partners and National Dental Healthcare REIT. Prior to joining Thurston Group, Mr. Davis served as senior consultant at Navigant Economics and worked at UBS Financial Services. Mr. Davis began his career as an infantry officer in the United States Marine Corps where he served three combat tours in Iraq as a platoon commander and executive officer. Today, he serves as a board member of Chicago’s Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation (MC-LEF). Mr. Davis earned a BS in Political Science from the US Naval Academy and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.