Devin Talbott
Born (1976-09-20) September 20, 1976
Washington D.C., U.S.
Alma materAmherst College
OccupationPrivate Investor
Parent(s)Strobe Talbott
Brooke Shearer

Devin Talbott (born September 20, 1976) is an American entrepreneur and private investor, and the son of foreign policy expert Strobe Talbott.[1][2][3]

Biography

Talbott grew up in Washington D.C. and attended Amherst College, where he was a four-year varsity soccer player. He also earned JD and MBA degrees from Georgetown University.[4] Talbott began his investment banking career at Lazard and then worked for former Defense Secretary William Cohen's merchant bank, TCG Financial Partners. After that, Talbott became a vice president of investment firm D.E. Shaw before branching out to found Enlightenment Capital, an aerospace, defense & government focused private investment firm, in 2012.[5] Since its founding, Enlightenment Capital has raised four funds. Talbott also co-founded Generation Engage, a non-profit focused on engaging young voters in politics and civics, with his brother Adrian and Jay Rockefeller's son Justin.

Talbott was recognized in M&A Advisor’s ‘’40 Under 40,” as an emerging leader in the financing industry before the age of 40.[6] He was named by Washingtonian magazine as one of Washington’s Top Tech Leaders and to Washington Business Journal’s Power 100.[7]

Talbott served as a term member of the Council of Foreign Relations, a former advisory board member of the Aspen Security Forum, and currently sits on the board of the non-profit DC Scores, a non-profit that utilizes soccer, poetry, and service learning to support middle schoolers in at-risk neighborhoods.[8][9] Talbott and DC United coach and former player Ben Olsen lead DC Score’s annual fundraiser, One Night One Goal.

Talbott was a part owner of the Washington Spirit of the NWSL in 2021 when the club won its first league championship.[10] He is currently a part owner of DC United of Major League Soccer. [11]

DC Scores - One Night One Goal

References

  1. ↑ Heath, Thomas. Capital Buzz: Enlightenment Capital has big-name backers “Washington Post”. December 14, 2014.
  2. ↑ Conner, Jennifer.Big Beltway names, investment activity drive Enlightenment Capital forward “Biz Journals”. December 16, 2014.
  3. ↑ Bach, James. Enlightenment Capital closes $147 million fund for aerospace and defense deals “Biz Journals” November 1st, 2016.
  4. ↑ Beltran, Luisa. Enlightenment Capital Aims for $100M with First Fund “PE Hub”. November 27, 2012.
  5. ↑ Bing, Chris. United's Coach Is Backing This Defense-Focused Investment Firm “Inside Defense”. March 15, 2016.
  6. ↑ Winners
  7. ↑ www.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2023/10/10/introducing-the-power-100.html. Retrieved 2023-10-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ Membership Roster
  9. ↑ "Affiliates". Archived from the original on 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  10. ↑ www.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2021/02/17/washington-spirit-new-investors-chelsea-clinton.html. Retrieved 2022-07-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ www.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2022/06/07/dc-united-devin-talbott-enlightenment-capital.html. Retrieved 2022-07-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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