Bio

Dave has spent the bulk of his career evaluating and executing principal investments, as well as developing strategy and executing as an operator and board member of small companies. Prior to founding RedNest Partners, Dave led deal teams in executing transactions, as well as developed and implemented strategic initiatives as a portfolio company director at The Riverside Company, one of the most active middle-market private equity firms in North America. Prior to joining Riverside, Dave was Chief Operating Officer at Professional Sports Publications (PSP), a private equity backed company and the largest publisher of game day programs for professional and collegiate teams and events in the U.S. Before PSP, Dave was a Principal in Merrill Lynch’s Global Private Equity division, where he evaluated and executed a variety of principal investment transactions, monitored portfolio companies (including service on several Boards of Directors) and exited investments. Prior to receiving his MBA, Dave worked in Investment Banking at Merrill Lynch executing mergers, acquisitions and corporate finance transactions for clients in the Technology and Financial Services industries. Dave earned a BS in Finance from Penn State University and an MBA from The Anderson School at UCLA.