David J. O'Connor est cofondateur et associé directeur d'Arctos Partners. Outre ses responsabilités en matière d'investissement, M. O'Connor dirige la création de valeur, la recherche, l'exécution et la gestion des investissements dans le cadre de la stratégie sportive. M. O'Connor est également chargé de diriger la stratégie commerciale, la gouvernance et l'équipe de direction de l'entreprise.

Avant de cofonder Arctos Partners, M. O'Connor était président et directeur général de Madison Square Garden Company (NYSE : MSG), dont les actifs comprennent Madison Square Garden, les New York Knicks (NBA), les New York Rangers (NHL), Radio City Music Hall, le Forum, Counter Logic Gaming et un certain nombre d'autres propriétés de divertissement.

During his time at MSG, Mr. O’Connor oversaw all aspects of MSG’s sports business operations including media, sponsorship, ticketing, suites, hospitality, merchandizing, and venue operations, as well as representing and interfacing with NBA, NHL, and WNBA commissioners and league officials. Mr. O’Connor led the successful spin-off of MSG into a pure-play live experience company from its predecessor company, MSG Networks. He restructured numerous individual departments, most notably ticketing and sponsorship, and secured new properties for venue expansion in Las Vegas and London.

Prior to joining MSG, Mr. O’Connor spent more than 30 years at Creative Artists Agency (“CAA”), where he served as Managing Partner of the world-wide entertainment and sports agency. He began his career in the mailroom at CAA and was soon promoted to agent, representing over the course of his career entertainment icons such as Sean Connery, Robert Redford, Eddie Murphy, Michael Douglas, Bruce Willis, Jerry Bruckheimer and Lorne Michaels. In 1995, Mr. O’Connor took over day-to-day management and ownership of the agency along with his partners. During his leadership tenure, Mr. O’Connor led the growth, expansion and diversification of the agency with the creation of CAA Sports, quickly establishing the division as the leading sports agency in the world. Mr. O’Connor worked with all major domestic and international sports leagues, federations, and major clubs, as well as sports icons. Mr. O’Connor also led CAA’s partnership with Texas Pacific Group Capital (TPG), and led the creation of Evolution Media Capital (investment banking and advisory) and the Evolution Fund (principal investing) in collaboration with TPG.

Mr. O’Connor is on the Supervisory Board of Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (Ligue 1). He is on the Board of Directors of Atalanta B.C. Football Club (Serie A). He is also a founding advisor, investor and board member of the Premiere Lacrosse League, a professional outdoor lacrosse league launched in June 2019.

M. O'Connor est titulaire d'une licence du Dartmouth College, où il a été joueur de crosse pendant quatre ans.

M. O'Connor est marié à Lona Williams, avec qui il a deux enfants, Lucy et Angus O'Connor.