The 2006 Yale School of Management Private Equity Conference

David Nussbaum has been Chairman of EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. since February 2000. Mr. Nussbaum has over two decades of experience in the securities sector, particularly in the emerging-growth arena, which continues to be his primary focus today. Mr. Nussbaum was the innovative force behind the creation of the Special Purpose Acquisition Corp. financing product.

Mr. Nussbaum began his career as an associate with Rosenman & Colin where he practiced corporate and securities law. In 1984, seeing the need for a quality boutique that would advise and finance small firms, he started GKN Securities, a broker-dealer. When he left to launch EarlyBirdCapital in 2000, GKN had six offices, 500 employees and had originated more than 100 financings for early stage companies.

A member of the World Presidents’ Organization (the graduate body for the Young Presidents’ Organization), Mr. Nussbaum served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Regional Investment Bankers Association and is a frequent speaker at industry forums. Mr. Nussbaum earned his BA degree from the University of Michigan in 1976, graduating cum laude, and his JD degree from New York University Law School in 1980, graduating magna cum laude with Order of the Coif.