David Nanus
Mr. Nanus currently serves as a member of the Management Committee and Investment Committee and as Co-Head of the Private Equity business at LS Power, a role he has held since 2017. Prior to his appointment as Co-Head of Private Equity, Mr. Nanus served as Senior Managing Director in the Private Equity business. Mr. Nanus joined LS Power in 2005. Prior to joining LS Power, Mr. Nanus was a Vice President in Lazard Freres’ Power and Energy practice, where he advised power and utility companies on mergers and acquisitions and restructuring transactions. Prior to that, Mr. Nanus was an Associate at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, where he was a member of both the Financial Sponsors and Global Energy practices. Mr. Nanus began his career with Arthur Andersen, where as a member of the Transaction Advisory Services and Audit Groups he was an auditor, and performed due diligence and provided accounting advice related to private equity transactions. Mr. Nanus is President of the Board of Trustees of Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County, and is a past member of the Board of Trustees of Success Academy NYC Charter Schools and of the Cornell University Dyson School of Business Undergraduate Program Advisory Council. Mr. Nanus received a B.S. in Applied Economics from Cornell University and an M.B.A. with honors from Columbia Business School.