David founded Salix Ventures with Chris Grant in 1997 and works in the Nashville, TN office. Prior to Salix, David was instrumental in the start-up and growth of two companies. As Vice President of Development at MedCath (Nasdaq: MDTH), a cardiovascular services provider, he was instrumental in conceiving, planning, and executing the company's strategy for developing specialty heart hospitals, the first independent, freestanding specialized facilities in the United States dedicated to cardiovascular care. David commenced his career at Bain Capital and was part of a team that conceived, developed, and implemented the business plan for MediVision. As Director of Development and then Vice President of Operations, David acquired, developed, and later managed, numerous eye surgery centers and their affiliated practices.

After MediVision was acquired by Medical Care International, David served as Medical Care's Vice President of Managed Care. David graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University in 1979 with an A.B. in economics and received his J.D. and M.B.A. from Stanford University in 1983.