David brings 17 years of private equity experience to the LNK team. Prior to co-founding LNK, David was a Partner and Shareholder of Apax Partners where he established and led the U.S. consumer and retail group and was a member of the U.S. Investment and Operating Committees. David focused on growth capital, buyout and recapitalization investments in consumer and retail businesses and was responsible for the sourcing, analysis, structuring, financing, oversight and disposition of the firm’s transactions. Before joining Apax, David was in strategy consulting at Monitor Company.

David is currently on the Board of Directors of Ariat and Au Bon Pain; and has served on the Board of Directors of Phillips-Van Heusen (NYSE: PVH), Life Time Fitness (NYSE: LTM), Spyder Active Sports, Performance, Greenbacks, Pro-Line and Regent Lighting. David received an AB from Harvard College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.