David Teten's Page

First Name

David

Last Name

Teten

Title

CEO

Company

Teten Advisors

Type of Business

Investment banker

Transaction Size "Sweet Spot" (USD)

Middle-Market ($100 mm - $500 mm)

City

Bronx

State

Ny

Country

USA

About Me (Company description, Biography, Services I provide):

David Teten is a serial entrepreneur and CEO of Teten Advisors, which specializes in advising private equity and venture capital funds on accelerating deal flow, portfolio company executive optimization and recruiting, and due diligence. He was most recently a Managing Director with Evalueserve, a global research and analytics company. Founded in 2000, Evalueserve has over 2,500 employees. Among its 1,100 clients are 6 of the top 10 investment banking entities and 10 of the top 15 strategy consulting firms. David was previously Founder and CEO of Circle of Experts, an investment research firm acquired by Evalueserve. He is currently a Faculty Fellow for the Levin Institute’s JumpStart NYC program.
David was formerly Founder and CEO of Teten Recruiting, an executive recruiting firm acquired by Accolo, #42 on the 2007 Inc. 500 list. He was also formerly Founder and CEO of an investment bank focusing on serving the internet domain name asset class, which he built to 450 customers. He worked with Bear Stearns’ Investment Banking division as a member of their technology/defense mergers and acquisitions team, and was a strategy consultant with Mars & Co. David holds a Harvard MBA and a Yale BA, both with honors.
David is a frequent keynote speaker to audiences such as Franklin Templeton (keynote at internal training); Association for Corporate Growth; the Vistage CEO Community; Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors; Kauffman Fellows program; CFA Institute; and IRC Alternative Investment Summit. He has twice received the highest ratings of any speaker at a conference.
David is the lead author of The Virtual Handshake: Opening Doors and Closing Deals Online, with Scott Allen. The Virtual Handshake is the first business book about how you can originate investment opportunities, raise capital, and win new clients with online networks, blogs, and other Web 2.0 technologies. David sits on the Advisory Boards of Star Mountain Capital, Accolo, Grouply, Dancetime Publications, and the Word of Mouth Marketing Association.