Coming to Princeton from Columbia High School in Maplewood, N.J., David was active in Terrace Club and Hillel. He majored in math, graduated magna cum laude, and wrote his senior thesis on a bargaining model for cooperative n-person games. After Princeton he attended Harvard Business School, graduating in 1961. His interest in finance led him to Wall Street, first to Hallgarten & Co., then to First Manhattan Co. as a portfolio manager, securities analyst, and, for the past 30 years, as a partner of the firm.
He married Sheila Sussman in 1965. Their children— Joseph ’89, Rachel ’91, and Jeanne ’95 — all attended Princeton.
A lifelong sailor and a class leader, David served on the major gifts committee, as class treasurer, and as our class president. His words from our 50th-reunion yearbook are a fitting epitaph: “I have been incredibly lucky. To have had all the opportunities I’ve had is to have hit the jackpot! Princeton was one of my prizes, a wonderful experience. I have kept up the connection, tried to give something back, and continue to reap the rewards. I know more classmates than ever before and appreciate every one of them. The admissions department did a good job selecting the Class of 1959.”
David is survived by Sheila, his three children, and four grandchildren. We have sent condolences to the family.