David Kaufman

Bio

David is a founding Member and Senior Managing Director of Envest and serves as a member of the Envest Ventures I, Envest II and Envest III Investment Committees. David previously served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Vacation Store, which he co-founded in 1994 and grew into a leading national distributor of leisure travel before its sale in late 1998. From 1987 to 1994, David was employed with Cunard Line Ltd., where he started as Staff Vice President, Finance, and rose to be Senior Vice President, Business Groups, responsible for leading Cunard's cruise business operations. David started his career with IBM, serving for 7 years in various financial management positions. David has a MBA from the University of Michigan, focusing on investments and graduating in the top 10% of his class. David also has a BBA degree from Emory University, Dean's List.