David Wachter

CEO at W Capital Partners

Panellist

David is a founding partner of W Capital Partners (“WCP”) and joined AXA Prime in April 2024, after the acquisition
of WCP by AXA Investment Managers.
Since founding WCP 2001, WCP has become a leading participant in providing private equity shareholders with liquidity for their investments. David and the firm are cited frequently in publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Investment Dealers Digest, VentureWire, Financier Worldwide, Venture Capital Journal, PE International and PE Analyst. David is on the Board of Directors of the NVCA (National Venture Capital Association), as the first board member representing a secondary fund, and is the Chairman of the NVCA Growth Equity Executive Committee.
He was elected one of the 30 Rising Stars in Private Equity by Private Equity International.
Prior to the founding of W Capital in 2001, David held senior roles as an investment banker and private equity investor for 15 years at Lehman Brothers, Jefferies and Unterberg.
David holds an MBA with distinction from New York University and a BS in Engineering, magna cum laude, with
a major in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics from Tufts University.