Co-Founding Managing Director
K2 Advisors LLC

David C. Saunders, Co-Founding Managing Director of K2 Advisors, graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1981 with a B.S. degree in Business. He has been involved in investing and trading since 1983, when he joined Tucker Anthony & R. L. Day as an OTC equity trader. In 1984, Mr. Saunders joined First Boston Corp as Vice President on the equity block trading desk dealing with major institutions and also managing a proprietary book. In 1991, Mr. Saunders joined WaterStreet Capital as Partner. In 1992, Mr. Saunders joined Tiger Management as Partner in charge of overall risk management and trading. In 1994, Mr. Saunders became President of WorldSec Securities, an Asian focused investment bank, overseeing all aspects of their business in the U.S.

In 1996, Mr. Saunders joined ABN Amro Inc. as Senior Managing Director and Head of International Risk Management. In July 1994, Mr. Saunders co-founded K2 and in May 2000, he devoted his full attention to the firm. He was a member of the University of Maryland College of Business and Management Board of Visitors. He is also a member of UMCP CBM Senior Level Mentors. He attended University of Maryland on a lacrosse scholarship. Mr. Saunders is a Trustee of the Board of Directors of the Tiger Foundation; serves on the Board of Advisors of Outward Bound USA and Board of Directors of The Windham Chapter of the Catskill Mountain Foundation