David M. Roth

Currently, I am a managing partner of South Ocean Capital Partners Inc., which actively invests in real estate. In the past, it also invested in venture capital and public and private markets both internationally and in the United States. Prior to my full-time involvement with South Ocean, I was a principal and managing director of WLD Enterprises Inc., a family office and private investment company. I began my professional career in litigation, investment banking, and public finance law.

A 1970 graduate of Lafayette College, I also earned an MA (with distinction) at the University of Virginia and a JD at the University of Connecticut (cum laude). I am currently a director of the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, the League of American Orchestras, and the Bushnell Center for Performing Arts.

Past directorships include director and chair of Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, trustee of Lafayette College, the Progressive Policy Institute, and House. I was investment committee chair at several of those institutions as well as at Hartford Healthcare, which is a multi-hospital system with managed assets of more than five billion dollars. Additionally, I was a member of the investment advisory council for the office of the treasurer in the state of Connecticut and a member and chair of the town of West Hartford plan of zoning commission.

Previously, I served as a director of Omniglow Corporation, USI Holdings Inc., Colt Firearms, Genomas Inc., and Exploria SPS. I currently serve on the board of Esperovax Inc. and have observer status at Espervita, Lavit Inc., Proton Therapy Partners, and Provascor Inc.