DAVID KIM

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DAVID Y. KIM

After nearly 30 years in private equity, David retired as the global co-head of investor relations for Apax Partners in 2023. Apax is one of the largest and oldest private equity funds in the world with over $77 billion in aggregate funds raised to provide long-term equity financing to growth companies. David spent 23 years at Apax where he led investments as a partner in the consumer group and later led fundraising and investor services in North and South America.

David currently holds a number of roles in the defense technology industry. He is the VP of Army Solutions for Castelion which is a venture-backed company making affordable, long-range hypersonic missiles. He is a member of the Board of Directors for Epirus, which is a venture-backed manufacturer of high-powered microwave weapons for use against drone swarms. He is also an advisor to the defense team at 8VC, a leading defense-oriented venture capital firm that backed companies like Palantir, Anduril, Saronic and Epirus.

David is an honors graduate at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the Harvard Business School. He served as an artillery officer in the U.S. Army where he saw combat during Operation Just Cause in Panama in 1989. David is a graduate of the U.S. Army Airborne, Ranger and Jungle Warfare Schools and completed the New York City Marathon and Triathlon. He is married and has four children three of whom serve in uniform – a son and daughter graduated from West Point and serve as Army artillery officers, and his second son is on active duty in the Navy. His wife Cynthia is the Co-founder of Fallen Patriots and serves as the volunteer Programs Director.

JOHN TORONTO

JOHN TORONTO Managing Director | Oak Hill Advisors, LPAdvisor | Children of Fallen Patriots Board of Advisors John is Managing Director at Oak Hill Advisors.