David Shabotinsky `25

Columbia Business School has a background in investment banking at Morgan Stanley and growth investing through Baleon Capital and The Gates Technologies. 

Currently David is Chief of Staff at Zocks, where he helps scale a privacy-first AI assistant for financial advisors.

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The PE Fellows Program at Columbia gave me the opportunity to develop real skills in private equity through courses such as Private Equity Finance and the Field Study Lab, where I worked at The Gates Technologies on growth capital deals and helped develop theses on flexible capital structures. 

A highlight was leading the Real Assets panel at the Annual PE Conference in 2024, where I brought in top investors from Partners Group and KKR to share perspectives on REPE, industrial sectors, and data centers. I also valued the weekly breakfast series, where I connected with alumni in a small group setting and gained practical insights from their experiences.