David Jackson

Former Chief Executive Officer, Istithmar World (Dubai Sovereign Wealth Fund)

Hospitality Acquisitions: Kerzner International, Atlantis the Palm, One & Only, Mandarin Oriental New York, W properties (Union Square, Washington DC, Bangkok, Koh Samui)

Luxury Goods: Barneys New York (Deal of the Year, Institutional Investor), Loehmann’s, former executive at Saks Fifth Avenue

10 years on Wall Street (Lehman Brothers, Marco Polo Capital)

Named on list of “50 Global Movers; the most influential people in global private equity,” by Private Equity International; “100 Most Powerful People in New York Real Estate” by The New York Observer

MBA from Yale School of Management; BA from Princeton University