David B. Heller (born 1968) is an American businessman, former

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executive, and minority owner in the

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.New York Times: "2 Securities Heads Are Latest to Leave Goldman" by Susanne Craig
January 11, 2012

Biography

In 1989, Heller received a B.A. from

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

with a concentration in American history.Third Way: "David Heller - Vice Chairman"
retrieved August 19, 2017 After school, he joined

as a trader in Equity Derivatives. In 1993, he moved to Tokyo to become head of Volatility Trading and the co-head of Equities in Japan. In 1999, he transferred to London as head of Global Trading for Equity Derivatives. In 2006, he returned to New York City as global head of Equities Trading. Heller was named global co-head of the Securities Division in 2008 and senior director of Goldman Sachs in 2012. Heller was a member of an investment group led by Josh Harris that purchased the

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for $280M in 2011.Philadelphia Inquirer: "Those who know him say Joshua Harris, soon-to-be Sixers owner, lives for competition and success" By Kate Fagan
August 02, 2011 Other members of the investment group were

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, Martin Geller, James Lassiter, Marc Leder,

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, and Erick Thohir. Heller serves on the boards of

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and the

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Personal life

Heller lives in New York with his wife and three children.Acumen Board of Directors: "David B. Heller (Lead Director) - Trustee, the New Museum of Contemporary Art & Third Way"
retrieved August 19, 2017

References

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