About
David Lai manages Route 66 Ventures' books, records, and financial planning and analysis models. Before joining, he spent two years in public accounting focused on provision audits, corporate tax compliance, process automation, and data analytics for financial services companies.
Experience
- Route 66 VenturesAssistant Controllercurrent2025 — present
- Route 66 VenturesFund Manager2022 — 2025
- Route 66 VenturesSenior Fund Accountant2020 — 2022
- EYTax Technology and Transformation Staff2019 — 2020
- EYTax Staff2018 — 2019
- University of VirginiaResident Advisor2015 — 2018Charlottesville, Virginia
- EYTax Intern2017McLean, Virginia
Education
- University of VirginiaBachelor of Science in Commerce2014 — 2018
- UVA McIntire School of CommerceBachelor of Science in Commerce, Concentrations in Accounting and Information Technology2016 — 2018
Skills & more
Leadership7Public Speaking3Microsoft Office6Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Word6PowerPoint4Social Media3Customer Service4Event Planning3Research6
Languages English
- EY Analytics - Data integration - Bronze — EY
- Certified Public Accountant — VBOA - Virginia Board of Accountancy
From David's professional profile.
Colleagues at Route 66 Ventures
Arif Sorathia
Partner at Route 66 Ventures
Ben Britt
Managing Partner at Route 66 Ventures
Eric Dobosh
Principal at Route 66 Ventures
Joe Gibialante
VP of Real Estate at Route 66 Ventures
Michael Casalett
Vice President of Finance at Route 66 Ventures
Pat Wilson
Partner at Route 66 Ventures
Ryan Katz
Founding Partner at Route 66 Ventures
Stuart Fox
CFO at Route 66 Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does David Lai work?
- David Lai is Fund Manager at Route 66 Ventures.
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