David Bottoms, JD

David Bottoms is a Principal of Banyan Partners and serves as the firm’s Executive Managing Director, heading up our Wall Street office. David is also a member of Banyan’s Board of Directors. Prior to joining Banyan, David was the Founder and CEO of Oaktree Asset Management in New York City.

David has more than 28 years of experience successfully managing investment portfolios for clients throughout the world, as a trustee for various trusts and as president of Laidlaw Holdings Asset Management in New York City. Previously, he was a partner at Lord, Day & Lord in NYC, and has been a practicing attorney for over 25 years.

He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Jerusalem Foundation of New York and the Barge Music, New York and he has taught “Portfolio Management” at the New York Institute of Finance.

David received a BA from the College of William & Mary and his JD from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he was a member of the Editorial Board of the Virginia Law Review.