David Heskett

Operating Partner

David serves as an Operating Partner on Ironwood’s Scale Group team.

David originally joined Ironwood in 2003 as an Associate in the Operations Group. From 2003 to 2015, he contributed to and led operational improvement projects at Ironwood portfolio companies across its investment sectors. In 2015, David became Chief Executive Officer of Life Care Partners, a Ironwood Fund II portfolio company. He led the growth and successful exit of Life Care Partners and rejoined Ironwood in 2019 following completion of the sale. After rejoining Ironwood , David served as Chief Executive Officer of Manduka from 2019 to 2020 and currently serves on the Manduka Board of Directors. Prior to joining Ironwood in 2003, David worked as a research analyst at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory located in Batavia, Illinois.

David received a B.A. in Physics and Applied Mathematics (magna cum laude) from the University of Montana. In addition, David was awarded the CFA charter in 2012.