David la Placa

Mr. David J.
la Placa is a Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Intellectus Partners LLC.
He is on the Board of Directors at FanCompass, Inc., Intellectus Ventures LLC Series 1 and Intellectus Ventures LLC Series 3.
He leads the Global Executive Investment & Operating committees and oversees all investment strategies.
Prior to founding Intellectus Partners, Mr. la Placa was a member of the Client Advisor Executive Committee and a Managing Director with Deutsche Bank Alex.
Brown.
He joined Deutsche Bank in 2004.
Within Deutsche Bank, he served as a portfolio manager, led the firm’s Private Wealth Management West Coast effort within Venture Services, and was the lead advisor for its Internet & Digital Media outreach.
Previously, he was Senior Vice President, Private Wealth Management, and co-head of the Venture Services Group at Lehman Brothers in Menlo Park, California.
He was responsible for coverage of ultra-high-net-worth entrepreneurs, as well as trading and distribution of venture capital and private equity fund portfolio securities.
Mr. la Placa received his undergraduate degree, with a concentration in Real Estate, Finance and International Marketing from Temple University (Pennsylvania).