David Arenas is a consultant in Spencer Stuart's Chicago office and is a member of the firm's Financial Officer and Financial Services practices. He is also a member of the firm’s Diversity Practice.
David brings more than 10 years of investment banking and financial services experience to Spencer Stuart. As an investment banker, David covered and advised global and middle market clients on a range of financial and strategic transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, divestments, private equity, equity public offerings, commercial banking, loan syndications and structured finance. David's client coverage and industry expertise concentrated primarily in the technology services, natural resources and power, energy technology, industrial and communications and media sectors.
Prior to joining Spencer Stuart, David was a managing director of Blue Beacon Capital, an investment banking boutique focused on providing advisory services to telecommunications, media and technology clients. Previously, David helped establish and lead SG Cowen's global technology services and energy technology practices. Prior to SG Cowen, David worked in Chicago and New York for JPMorgan Securities, providing investment banking services to global industrial and natural resources and power clients.
David has an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management and a master's degree in engineering management from the McCormick School of Engineering, both at Northwestern University. He earned a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and attended the University of Guadalajara in Mexico.