Originally from Rockville, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C., David is a co-founder of Rise Kitchen Group. Prior to this, David was an investor at Mainsail Partners, where he sourced, diligenced, and oversaw investments in founder-led, high-growth vertical software companies. Prior to Mainsail, David worked at Lazard in their Mergers & Acquisitions group, where he worked with consumer and retail companies. David received a B.S. in business from Syracuse University and an MBA from the University of Notre Dame, playing on the Division I lacrosse team at both schools.