David is the CEO and Managing Director of Top Tier, responsible for the management, development, and growth of the firm’s fund of funds and co-investment offerings. Beginning in 2000, he led the fund of funds team at Paul Capital, developing an extensive network of relationships with private equity fund managers. He serves on the advisory boards of eight venture capital funds and has extensive operational experience, having founded and managed four different trading desks while on Wall Street.

David’s Wall Street career spans two decades, including posts at Chase H&Q, Volpe Welty & Co. and Drexel Burnham Lambert. He began his career as an Executive Consultant at Paine Webber. Mr. York received his B.S.E. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Southern California.