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David Cheong
Partner at Antler
New York, New York
Overview
David Cheong is a Partner at Antler in New York City, with a background that includes executive roles at GIC and McKinsey, specializing in talent acquisition and investment banking. With experience in management consulting and private equity, he has a strong track record in building high-performing teams and investing in sectors like cybersecurity, FinTech, and AI.
Highlights of David's career include his tenure as a Senior Vice President at GIC and his role as an Executive Recruiter at McKinsey, where he honed his skills in talent acquisition and financial services.
Work Experience
Partner
2021 - Current
Antler is a global venture and growth equity capital firm with US$1B in assets in 27 markets across six continents. I look after CXO and General Partner executive searches across the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Associate Partner
2021 - 2021
Senior Vice President, Head of Talent Acquisition
2019 - 2021
GIC is Singapore's sovereign wealth fund and institutional investor. Led executive talent acquisition function for Asia, Americas, and Europe across private equity, infrastructure, public equities, fixed income, and real estate.
Managing Director, Talent Acquisition
2016 - 2019
A Deloitte spin-off, RGP is a NASDAQ [RGP] traded global advisory firm with offices in 45 countries. Led revenue leadership talent acquisition for the firm's Global Client Services practice and Asia markets.
Xperianz professional services for on-demand finance, business systems, and strategic technology.
Executive Recruiter, McKinsey Ventures
2013 - 2016
Led Partner and Principal recruiting at McKinsey New Ventures — an asset-based consulting platform which incubated and scaled a portfolio of 45+ tech start-ups. New Ventures combined software, analytics and proprietary data with McKinsey’s deep expertise to create lasting impact.
McKinsey Growth Tech serves leading growth stage tech players, venture capital, and growth private equity
Executive Recruiter, Global Banking & Private Equity
2010 - 2013
Spencer Stuart is a prominent global executive search firm. Led executive search engagements for prominent global banking and private equity clients for C-level executive positions and Board seats.
Executive Recruiter, Private Equity and Asset Management, Asia Pacific
2008 - 2010
Executive search client coverage for private equity and asset management across Asia Pacific.
Spencer Stuart is a business consultancy that focuses on leadership consulting, business development, staffing and recruiting management.
Engagement Manager, Direct Investments
2002 - 2007
ETG International is a single family office — member of deal team responsible for financial and operational diligence of acquisition targets in China's downstream energy distribution market.
Analyst, Investment Banking, Global Industrials & Services Group
2001 - 2002
Sector coverage across F100 industrial, aerospace and defense.
Credit Suisse Group is a financial services company that advises clients in all aspects of finance.
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