David Steinhardt

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Biography

Mr. David Steinhardt serves as Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Contrarian Capital Management. He joined Contrarian in 2022 and is a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of the Contrarian Valdis Fund. From 2017 to 2022, He was an Analyst at Litespeed Management, where he was responsible for sourcing, analyzing and recommending value-oriented, event-driven equity and debt opportunities. Prior to joining Litespeed Management, Mr. Steinhardt was an Associate at Alden Global Capital. He began his career in 2011 at Perella Weinberg Partners as part of their Asset Based Value Strategy. As Director, he was responsible for sourcing, analyzing and recommending value-oriented equity and debt opportunities, as well as investing in and managing private equity investments. He received his MBA from Columbia Business School, where he was selected to both the Value Investing Program and the Private Equity Fellows Program. He received a BA with Distinction, magna cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania, majoring in Political Science.