David Belzer is a Managing Director and has been in the finance industry since 1998. He oversees Prospect’s Direct Lending activities, which focus on private debt investments in non-sponsor owned middle-market businesses. David is also responsible for originating, executing, and managing debt and equity investments in the energy sector, including oil and gas exploration and production, oil and gas services, and pipelines. He is also responsible for managing many of Prospect’s relationships with financial intermediaries. Prior to joining Prospect, David was a member of the Structured Finance Group at GE Capital from 1998 to 1999, where he focused on originating and executing investments in the oil and gas sector. From 1996 to 1998, he worked at Wheelabrator Technologies, a developer of waste-to-energy plants. While at Wheelabrator, David focused on power plant acquisitions and development of the company’s inside-the-fence cogeneration strategy in the northeast.

David received his BA from the University of Indiana and an MBA from the Olin School of Business at Washington University.