David Witzke

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David Roy Witzke was the founder of Avidity Partners Management LP, founded in 2019, where the titles held included CIO, Co-Managing Partner & Portfolio Manager from 2019 to 2024.
The current job is Chief Executive Officer at Everlong Capital Management LLC, starting in 2024.
Former jobs include Analyst at Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Broker) from 2001 to 2003, Analyst at Morgan Stanley, Senior Research Engineer at Cargill, Inc. from 1993 to 1997, Associate at Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) from 2000 to 2001, Research Analyst at Truist Securities, Inc., Research Analyst at Banc of America Securities LLC from 2003 to 2006, Analyst at Ridgeback Capital Management LLC from 2007 to 2009, Analyst at PioneerPath Capital from 2009 to 2011, and Portfolio Manager at Surveyor Capital Ltd. from 2009 to 2018.
Education includes an undergraduate degree conferred in 1990 and a doctorate from Michigan State University, and an MBA from Harvard University.

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Avidity Partners Management LP Avidity Partners Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Profile Unavailable.	Founder	01/11/2024
Surveyor Capital Ltd. Surveyor Capital Ltd. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Surveyor Capital is a global, multi-manager equities strategy and is one of Citadel’s three fundamental equities businesses. Their sector-aligned investment teams conduct deep fundamental research, developing an independent view on the companies they cover. They are specialists in their industries and experts in their coverage, building trusted relationships with many corporate management teams. The firm's investment teams leverage Citadel’s proprietary, market-neutral risk framework with the aim of building portfolios that minimize broad market exposures. Using this insight, they act on their investment theses and scale their risk-taking with confidence.	Portfolio Manager-Equities	01/02/2018
Ridgeback Capital Management LLC Ridgeback Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Ridgeback specializes in both securities trading and long-term private investment, with a specialized focus on investing in life science companies. The firm seeks investments in private and public companies that are creating lifesaving and life changing technologies.	Analyst-Equity	31/01/2009
Banc of America Securities LLC Banc of America Securities LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Analyst-Equity	31/12/2006
MORGAN STANLEY	Corporate Officer/Principal	31/07/2003

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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Broker) Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Finance
Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley Investment ManagersFinance Provides wealth and asset management, trading & investment banking services	Finance
Cargill, Inc. Cargill, Inc. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Distributes agricultural commodities, animal feeds and food products	Distribution Services
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Finance
Truist Securities, Inc. Truist Securities, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Finance
Michigan State University Michigan State University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Harvard University Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Banc of America Securities LLC Banc of America Securities LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Finance
Ridgeback Capital Management LLC Ridgeback Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Ridgeback specializes in both securities trading and long-term private investment, with a specialized focus on investing in life science companies. The firm seeks investments in private and public companies that are creating lifesaving and life changing technologies.	Finance
PioneerPath Capital PioneerPath Capital Investment ManagersFinance PioneerPath Capital provides individuals with emerging investment talent in the hedge fund industry with a platform to further develop their investment and non-investment frameworks. The firm seeks to identify investment professionals that provide complementary capabilities to Citadel Alternative Asset Management's current franchise. Their platform is designed to provide trading infrastructure, committed capital, a risk framework and a defined exit strategy, which may include, among other options, seed capital	Finance
Surveyor Capital Ltd. Surveyor Capital Ltd. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Surveyor Capital is a global, multi-manager equities strategy and is one of Citadel’s three fundamental equities businesses. Their sector-aligned investment teams conduct deep fundamental research, developing an independent view on the companies they cover. They are specialists in their industries and experts in their coverage, building trusted relationships with many corporate management teams. The firm's investment teams leverage Citadel’s proprietary, market-neutral risk framework with the aim of building portfolios that minimize broad market exposures. Using this insight, they act on their investment theses and scale their risk-taking with confidence.	Miscellaneous
Avidity Partners Management LP Avidity Partners Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Profile Unavailable.	Finance