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Devin Talbott

Investor

Founder & CEO at Enlightenment Capital

Washington, District of Columbia

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Founder and CEO of Enlightenment Capital with prior experience as a Vice President at D. E. Shaw's direct capital strategy and defense/government sector focus at TCG Financial Partners and Lazard. Strong background in M&A and holds degrees from Amherst College, Georgetown University.

Experience

  1. Enlightenment CapitalFounder & CEOcurrent2012 — present
  2. D. E. Shaw & Co.Vice President2006 — 2011
  3. The Cohen GroupSenior Associate2005 — 2006
  4. LazardAssociate2003 — 2005
  5. The Carlyle GroupAssociate (part-time)2001 — 2003

Education

  1. Georgetown UniversityJD / MBA1999 — 2003
  2. Amherst CollegeBA1994 — 1998
  3. Maret School

Colleagues at Enlightenment Capital

Anton Smaliak
Vice President at Enlightenment Capital
Cheryl Hafner
Senior Accountant at Enlightenment Capital
Curtis Mitchell
Senior Associate at Enlightenment Capital
Dylan Hunt
Analyst at Enlightenment Capital
Fallon Zonarich
Executive Assistant at Enlightenment Capital
Garrett Kelley
Vice President at Enlightenment Capital
Heather Klein
Administrative Assistant at Enlightenment Capital
Jason Rigoli
Partner at Enlightenment Capital

Network5

Garrett Kelley
Vice President at Enlightenment Capital
Jason Rigoli
Partner at Enlightenment Capital
Robert D. Harper
Principal at Enlightenment Capital
Thomas Young
Partner at Enlightenment Capital
Yi Tang
Partner at Enlightenment Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Devin Talbott work?
Devin Talbott is Founder & CEO at Enlightenment Capital.
What check size does Devin Talbott write?
Devin Talbott typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

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