David Chene

Founder at

Kennedy Lewis Investment Management LLC

47 year

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David K.
Chene is the founder of Kennedy Lewis Investment Management LLC, founded in 2017, where the title held is Co-Portfolio Manager & Co-Managing Partner.
Mr. Chene is the founder of Kennedy Lewis Management LP, founded in 2017, holding the title of Managing Partner.
The current job is Chairman at Sanctuary Wealth Group LLC.
Former jobs include Chairman at Sanctuary Wealth Group LLC, Chairman at Douglas Elliman, Inc. from 2024 to 2025, Executive Director at Morgan Stanley from 2009 to 2010, Director at Town Sports International Holdings, Inc., Managing Director at AB CarVal Investors LP from 2012 to 2016, and Head of European Distressed Credit at Credit Suisse from 2010 to 2012.
Education includes an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Merced, conferred in 2001.

David Chene active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Kennedy Lewis Investment Management LLC Kennedy Lewis Investment Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Kennedy Lewis Investment invests in public and private middle market companies located in the United States and Western Europe. The firm targets companies operating across a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing in the form of equity and debt for distressed situations.	Founder	31/12/2016
Sanctuary Wealth Group LLC Sanctuary Wealth Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advisory services	Chairman	-
Kennedy Lewis Management LP Kennedy Lewis Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Kennedy Lewis’ private funds pursue a flexible all-weather investment strategy. The firm targets event-driven and opportunistic financing across public and private markets, and chiefly focuses on performing and stressed investment opportunities in the US. Their strategy regularly focuses on middle-market companies facing disruption, whether it be cyclical, secular, or regulatory related. Kennedy Lewis also partners with high growth companies that are themselves causing disruption, providing structured capital solutions to fit their needs.	Founder	14/09/2017

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Former positions of David Chene

Companies	Position	End
DOUGLAS ELLIMAN INC.	Chairman	23/10/2025
AB CarVal Investors LP AB CarVal Investors LP Investment ManagersFinance AB CarVal focuses on investment strategies that fall within its core competencies in both developed and emerging markets. The firm primarily invests their Funds in one or more of four principal asset classes: Loan Portfolio Investments, Corporate Securities Investments, Structured Credit and Hard Assets, as well as Special Opportunities Investments. They employ a rigorous investment selection and investment decision process which combines a top-down perspective and portfolio construction discipline with a bottom-up fundamental analytical approach.	Private Equity Investor	30/09/2016
Credit Suisse /Private Banking Division North America/ Credit Suisse /Private Banking Division North America/ Regional BanksFinance Provides financial services	Private Equity Investor	30/04/2012
MORGAN STANLEY	Corporate Officer/Principal	31/07/2010
Sanctuary Wealth Group LLC Sanctuary Wealth Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advisory services	Chairman	-

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Private companies	9
Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley Investment ManagersFinance Provides wealth and asset management, trading & investment banking services	Finance
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Owns and operates fitness clubs	Consumer Services
Credit Suisse /Private Banking Division North America/ Credit Suisse /Private Banking Division North America/ Regional BanksFinance Provides financial services	Finance
University of California, Merced University of California, Merced Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
AB CarVal Investors LP AB CarVal Investors LP Investment ManagersFinance AB CarVal focuses on investment strategies that fall within its core competencies in both developed and emerging markets. The firm primarily invests their Funds in one or more of four principal asset classes: Loan Portfolio Investments, Corporate Securities Investments, Structured Credit and Hard Assets, as well as Special Opportunities Investments. They employ a rigorous investment selection and investment decision process which combines a top-down perspective and portfolio construction discipline with a bottom-up fundamental analytical approach.	Finance
Sanctuary Wealth Group LLC Sanctuary Wealth Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advisory services	Finance
Kennedy Lewis Investment Management LLC Kennedy Lewis Investment Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Kennedy Lewis Investment invests in public and private middle market companies located in the United States and Western Europe. The firm targets companies operating across a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing in the form of equity and debt for distressed situations.	Finance
Kennedy Lewis Management LP Kennedy Lewis Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Kennedy Lewis’ private funds pursue a flexible all-weather investment strategy. The firm targets event-driven and opportunistic financing across public and private markets, and chiefly focuses on performing and stressed investment opportunities in the US. Their strategy regularly focuses on middle-market companies facing disruption, whether it be cyclical, secular, or regulatory related. Kennedy Lewis also partners with high growth companies that are themselves causing disruption, providing structured capital solutions to fit their needs.	Finance
Douglas Elliman, Inc. Douglas Elliman, Inc. Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Provides real estate and investment services	Finance