# David Dupree

> David W. Dupree co-founded The Halifax Group in 1999 and served as a senior partner through 2022; the firm now lists him as a senior advisor. His career includes Carlyle, corporate finance, Whole Foods Market board service, and helping establish Verger Capital Management through his investment-governance work at Wake Forest University. He received Wake Forest’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 2016.

- **Role:** Founder and Senior Advisor at The Halifax Group
- **Organizations:** The Halifax Group, The Carlyle Group, Montgomery Securities, Alex. Brown & Sons, Whole Foods Market, Wake Forest University, Verger Capital Management, Digital Harmonic, The Potomac School
- **Education:** B.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, M.B.A., Wake Forest University, Babcock Graduate School of Management
- **Known for:** Co-founded Halifax in 1999., Helped establish Verger Capital Management through Wake Forest investment governance., Received Wake Forest’s Distinguished Alumni Award on April 15, 2016.

## Career timeline

- **1978** — Earned an MBA at Wake Forest.
- **Before 1992** — Worked in equity private placements at Alex. Brown & Sons and corporate finance at Montgomery Securities.
- **1992-1999** — Managing Director and Partner at The Carlyle Group.
- **1996-2008** — Served on the Whole Foods Market board; SEC filings identify August 1996 as the start and a March 2008 meeting for his departure.
- **1998** — Joined the Babcock School Board of Visitors.
- **1999** — Co-founded The Halifax Group in January.
- **2005** — Joined Wake Forest’s Board of Trustees.
- **2014** — Helped lead the investment-office transformation into Verger Capital Management.
- **2016** — Received Wake Forest’s Distinguished Alumni Award.
- **2017** — Halifax announced Fund IV with $650 million of commitments at its hard cap.
- **2018** — With Marijke Jurgens-Dupree, committed $1 million as one of five couples initiating a scholarship matching challenge.
- **2022** — End of the founder and senior-partner period described in Halifax’s biography; currently listed as senior advisor.
- **2023** — Digital Harmonic announced his board appointment in November.
- **2024** — Delivered remarks about Halifax’s history at its twenty-fifth anniversary gathering.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Halifax in 1999.
- Helped establish Verger Capital Management through Wake Forest investment governance.
- Received Wake Forest’s Distinguished Alumni Award on April 15, 2016.
- Served on Whole Foods Market’s audit committee and chaired its nominating and governance committee.
- Participated with his wife in a $1 million scholarship commitment in 2018.

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — Spoke about Halifax’s history at its twenty-fifth anniversary gathering, as described in an October 2024 firm LinkedIn post.
- **2024-07** — Halifax celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary and reported 120 transactions since 1999; these are firm-wide figures.
- **2023-11** — Appointed to Digital Harmonic’s board, alongside Brian Lacey and Leslie Armitage.

## Links

- Website: https://thehalifaxgroup.com/team/david-dupree/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-dupree-45a123249

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