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David Gallo is the Managing Partner, Portfolio Manager, and Founder of Valinor Management, an equity long/short hedge fund that launched in 2007 and was converted into a family investment office in 2020. Prior to founding Valinor, Mr. Gallo was a Senior Analyst at Bridger Capital, which he joined as the fourth member of its investment team. Before joining Bridger, Mr. Gallo was a Vice President at Francisco Partners, a technology-focused private equity firm. Previously, he was an Associate at Tiger Management. Prior to Tiger, Mr. Gallo was an Analyst at KKR and prior to that, he was an Analyst at The Blackstone Group where he worked primarily with their Private Equity Group. Mr. Gallo received his B.S. in Economics with concentrations in Finance and Accounting from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Summa Cum Laude, where he graduated first in his class as both a Benjamin Franklin Scholar and a Joseph Wharton Scholar. Mr. Gallo received his MBA from Harvard Business School, where he graduated with High Distinction as a Baker Scholar and a Loeb Fellow.
Providing expert commentary on urban topics and highlighting Penn IUR's research in the context of pressing urban issues.