David joined Baron in 2005 as a research analyst and was named co-portfolio manager of Baron Focused Growth Fund in 2018. He has 22 years of research experience. From 2002 to 2005, he worked at Jefferies Group as a gaming analyst. David graduated from Emory University with a B.B.A. in Finance in 2002 and from Columbia Business School with an M.B.A. in 2009.