Nathaniel Ben-David is a Principal at Atalaya and is responsible for sourcing, underwriting, executing, and managing investments, primarily within the financial assets and specialty finance industry. Prior to joining Atalaya, he was a Vice President at Varadero Capital where he focused on a broad range of private structured credit investments within specialty finance. Previously, Nathaniel was an Associate at Angelo Gordon on the Residential & Consumer Debt investment team and an Analyst at Credit Suisse in the Securitized Products Group. Nathaniel holds a BS in Finance with a concentration in Energy Economics from Tulane University, summa cum laude, and is a CFA charterholder.