David is an accomplished compliance and business leader whose Wall Street career spans institutional brokerage, investment banking, and federal regulation.
A member of the CRC Oyster Executive Leadership Team, he joined the firm in 2016 and has become one of its most visible relationship builders as a practitioner whose client relationships last well beyond any single engagement. David plays a central role in business development and client relationship management, bringing to every interaction the warmth and credibility that have defined his career. Before CRC Oyster, he spent more than 15 years as Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer at CRT Capital Group LLC, an institutional brokerage, market-maker, and investment bank specializing in high yield and convertible corporate debt, equities, special situations, and securitized products. As CCO, he managed global regulatory compliance programs across CRT’s U.S. broker-dealer and its FCA-registered UK affiliate while serving concurrently as Managing Director and CCO of Harbor Drive Asset Management LLC, CRT’s SEC-registered alternative asset advisory affiliate. Earlier, David held roles at Salomon Brothers; at FINRA, where as a Field Examiner he led comprehensive on-site examinations of bulge-bracket dealers; and at UBS Investment Bank, supporting the firm’s primary dealership, rates, and repo desks in fixed income capital markets compliance.
David holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Binghamton University and an MBA in Finance from Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business.
