David Heller

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David Heller
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David B. Heller

1968 (age 5556)
Education Harvard University (BA)
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David B. Heller (born 1968) is an American businessman, former Goldman Sachs executive, and minority owner in the Philadelphia Sixers. [1]

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Biography

In 1989, Heller received a B.A. from Harvard University with a concentration in American history. [2] After school, he joined Goldman Sachs as a trader in Equity Derivatives. [1] In 1993, he moved to Tokyo to become head of Volatility Trading and the co-head of Equities in Japan. [1] In 1999, he transferred to London as head of Global Trading for Equity Derivatives. [1] In 2006, he returned to New York City as global head of Equities Trading. [1] Heller was named global co-head of the Securities Division in 2008 and senior director of Goldman Sachs in 2012. [1]

Heller was a member of an investment group led by Josh Harris that purchased the Philadelphia 76ers for $280M in 2011. [3] [4] [5] [6] Other members of the investment group were Art Wrubel, Jason Levien, Adam Aron, Martin Geller, James Lassiter, Marc Leder, Michael Rubin, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Erick Thohir. [7] [8] Heller serves on the boards of Acumen Fund and the New Museum of Contemporary Art. [1]

Personal life

Heller lives in New York with his wife and three children. [9]

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