Devin Talbott (born September 20, 1976) is an American entrepreneur and private investor, and the son of foreign policy expert Strobe Talbott.[1][2][3]
Biography
Talbott grew up in Washington D.C. and attended Amherst College, where he was a four-year varsity soccer player. He also earned JD and MBA degrees from Georgetown University.[4] Talbott began his investment banking career at Lazard and then worked for former Defense Secretary William Cohen's merchant bank, TCG Financial Partners. After that, Talbott became a vice president of investment firm D.E. Shaw & Co. before branching out to found Enlightenment Capital, an aerospace, defense & government focused private investment firm, in 2012.[5] Since its founding, Enlightenment Capital has raised five funds.[6] [7]Talbott also co-founded Generation Engage, a non-profit focused on engaging young voters in politics and civics, with his brother Adrian and Jay Rockefeller's son Justin.
Talbott was recognized in M&A Advisor’s "40 Under 40," as an emerging leader in the financing industry before the age of 40.[8] He was named by Washingtonian magazine as one of Washington’s Top Tech Leaders[9] and to Washington Business Journal's Power 100.[10]
Talbott served as a term member of the Council of Foreign Relations, a former advisory board member of the Aspen Security Forum, and currently sits on the board of the non-profit DC Scores, a non-profit that utilizes soccer, poetry, and service learning to support middle schoolers in at-risk neighborhoods.[11][12] Talbott and DC United coach and former player Ben Olsen lead DC Score’s annual fundraiser, One Night One Goal.[13]
Talbott was a part owner of the Washington Spirit of the NWSL in 2021 when the club won its first league championship.[14] As of June 2022, he is a part owner of DC United of Major League Soccer. [15] In May of 2024, Talbott became a founding member of the ownership group of DC Power FC of the USL Super League.
References
- ^ Heath, Thomas (December 14, 2014). "Capital Buzz: Enlightenment Capital has big-name backers". Washington Post.
- ^ Conner, Jennifer (December 16, 2014). "Big Beltway names, investment activity drive Enlightenment Capital forward". Washington Business Journal.
- ^ Bach, James (November 1, 2016). "Enlightenment Capital closes $147 million fund for aerospace and defense deals". Washington Business Journal.
- ^ Beltran, Luisa (November 17, 2012). "Enlightenment Capital Aims for $100M with First Fund". PE Hub.
- ^ Bing, Chris (March 15, 2016). "United's Coach Is Backing This Defense-Focused Investment Firm". Inside Defense.
- ^ Wilkers, Ross (May 2, 2019). "Enlightenment Capital surpasses goal for new investment fund". Washington Technology.
- ^ Hansen, Drew (November 19, 2024). "Enlightenment Capital closes fifth fund — its largest ever". www.bizjournals.com.
- ^ "Winners of the 5th Annual 40 Under 40 M&A Advisor Recognition Awards" (PDF). M&A Advisors. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 13, 2014.
- ^ Guinto, Joseph (October 3, 2019). "Tech Titans 2019: Washington's Top Tech Leaders". Washingtonian.
- ^ Fruehling, Douglas (October 10, 2023). "The Power 100 of 2023: The names and faces key to reviving Greater Washington". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- ^ "Membership Roster". Council of Foreign Relations.
- ^ "Affiliates". America Scores. Archived from the original on November 20, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ "The Best Photos of dcu and dcunited". Flickr Hive Mind. Archived from the original on December 22, 2019.[better source needed]
- ^ Koma, Alex (February 17, 2021). "Washington Spirit lands new investment group that includes big sports, business names". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
- ^ Hansen, Drew (June 7, 2022). "Exclusive: Enlightenment Capital's Devin Talbott buys stake in D.C. United". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved July 19, 2022.