David Behnke is Managing Director and Head of U.S. Investments for Najeti Ventures. Prior to this, he worked for JPMorgan for 22 years, where as Managing Director he headed a variety of divisions including the Private Sale Advisory Group, which provided merger and acquisition advice to privately held companies, and the Global Power Group, which provided financing and advisory services to the electric industry worldwide. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Direct Fuels, Prestolite Electric, Triton Logging (Chairman), Annie's, and Deep River Snacks. Previously he served on the Boards of MVP International (Chairman) and DataPath (Executive Committee). While at DataPath, he also served as Chief Financial Officer. David is also a principal and founder of Behnke Doherty & Associates, Vice Chairman of the Advisory Council of the Baker Institute of Cornell University, and serves on the Board of the Washington Art Association. Previously he has served on the Boards of the Connecticut Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, the Connecticut Fund for the Environment, and the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago, and MM from Yale University and a BA from Hamilton College.