David E. Archibald has more than 40 years of experience advising institutional clients as a managing director of private equity firms, an equities research director, senior institutional portfolio manager and alternative fixed income manager.
Until recently, Mr. Archibald served as president and chief investment officer of Darius Capital Company, which offers emerging company debt financed by collateralized bonds under the brand of Longevity Capital Company. Previously, for more than 10 years, Mr. Archibald was a managing director, director and research director of affiliates of the Reed Companies involved in private equity, intellectual property development and equity research.
Prior to joining the Reed Companies, Mr. Archibald was the Director of Research for investment research firms focused on micro-cap equities, including the original RedChip Review, The Robins Group and Reed Global Research.
Previously, Mr. Archibald worked for 10 years as a senior portfolio manager for U.S. Trust Company, where he managed ERISA, non-profit and ultra-high net worth portfolios totaling $2 billion, including $1.5 billion in Guaranteed Investment Contract portfolios. Mr. Archibald also managed equity and fixed income portfolios for Oregon Bank (now Bank of America), The Crabbe-Huson Company (now Liberty Financial Companies) and SoHo Capital.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Archibald joined A.B. Laffer Associates as a vice president, providing economic and market research to the investment management community.
Mr. Archibald is a graduate of Claremont McKenna College. He earned the CFA designation in 1984 and holds the Series 7 (general securities representative) and Series 63 (state law) securities licenses. Mr. Archibald is a U.S. citizen.