David leads the sales and distribution efforts at Samara Alpha, focusing on providing investors with efficient access to our alpha-generating platforms. Over his more than 25 years of experience working with institutional investors, issuers, and asset managers, he has closed numerous structured investments across a wide range of asset classes and brings a deep knowledge of structured products, derivatives, insurance, and alternative assets. David was formerly head of sales and distribution at Securitize Capital, where he held a similar role focusing on driving institutional adoption of a blockchain-enabled asset management platform. Prior to that, David raised capital for alternative asset managers as a partner at Addo Capital Partners. Previously, he held senior sales roles as managing director at HSBC Bank USA, Nomura Securities International, Sorin Capital Management, and UBS, and was senior vice president at Lehman Brothers. He began his career as a tax consultant with Arthur Young & Co. before becoming an analyst with UBS Securities. David earned a BS in Applied Economics and Business Management from Cornell University and holds FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses.
Samara Alpha Management, LLC, a Samara Asset Group (formerly Cryptology) company, is an institutional digital asset manager. The company offers sophisticated investors access to alternative sources of alpha through its crypto-focused multi-strategy fund-of-funds, hedge fund seeding and technology platforms. Fostering growth within an otherwise inefficient and fragmented market, the Samara Alpha team combines decades of operational expertise in traditional finance and risk management with its passion for crypto to curate distinct portfolios of risk-controlled strategies.