David Ott

Managing Director, Head of Relationship Management at Liberty Mutual Investments

Panelist

Dave joined Liberty Mutual Investments (LMI) in 2022 as Managing Director and Head of Relationship Management. He brings over two decades of diverse financial experience spanning investment management, capital markets and banking. He leads the strategy and execution for external partnerships across LMI’s $100+ billion investment platform, including private equity, private credit, real estate, energy transition & infrastructure. He is also a member of the private investment committee.

Before joining LMI, Dave held senior roles across the financial sector with an emphasis on origination, execution and client engagement. During his 14 years at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, he worked extensively with middle market corporates, spending a decade in the Rates & Currencies team and four years in midcap banking. Dave also served as a Director in Life Sciences Banking at Wells Fargo, where he specialized in early-stage biopharma and medtech companies. He then spent two years at KeyBank, focusing on middle market and sponsor coverage.

Dave earned a B.A. in Economics from Bowdoin College. In his spare time, he enjoys getting outside and attempting to keep up with his kids across sports fields and mountainous regions.