David Ourlicht

David Ourlicht is an accomplished senior financial executive, thought leader, and independent board member. He has led high-performing investment teams and managed large, complex public and private institutional relationships. A trusted advisor, strategist, and skilled leader with over 30 years of corporate strategy and governance experience.

Mr. Ourlicht transforms complex business challenges into focused growth solutions through the integration of people, processes, and an entrepreneurial spirit. Currently, he is Managing Director and Special Advisor to the Chairman of GAMCO, a $27.5 billion asset management firm offering a combination of value equity and investment partnership strategies to address investment solutions for the institutional marketplace. He has held various positions in the asset management industry for the past 20 years, and before this, he had a successful career as a Wall Street banker, including his formative years at Daniels & Bell, the first black-owned and controlled New York Stock Exchange member firm.

Mr. Ourlicht is a former Commissioner of the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) and was Chairman of the Investment Committee and Member of the Budget and Audit Committee. NYSIF is more than 100 years old and provides approximately 32% of Workers’ Compensation insurance policies in New York State. Mr. Ourlicht graduated with a B.S. Degree from the State University of New York College at Buffalo, and he holds FINRA licenses series 7 and 63.