David Leuschen
Roscoe, MT
Roscoe, MT
David Leuschen is the co-founder and senior managing director of Riverstone Holdings one of the world's largest energy and agricultural decarbonization investment firms with over $45 billion raised since its founding in 2000. He sits on the investment committees of all the various Riverstone investment vehicles.
Prior to founding Riverstone, Mr. Leuschen was a partner and managing director of Goldman Sachs and founder and head of the Goldman Sachs Global Energy and Power Group. He was responsible for building the Goldman Sachs energy and power investment banking practice into one of the leading franchises in the global energy and power industry. Mr. Leuschen additionally served as chairman of the Goldman Sachs Energy Investment Committee, where he was responsible for screening potential direct investments by Goldman Sachs in the energy and power industry.
Mr. Leuschen has served as a director of Cambridge Energy Research Associates, Cross Timbers Oil Company, J. Aron Resources, Riverstone Energy Limited and Permian Resources. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Pattern Energy Group LP, and various private Riverstone portfolio companies. He is also president and sole owner of Switchback Ranch LLC and on the Advisory Board of Big Sky Investment Holdings LLC. Mr. Leuschen is involved with several nonprofit boards, including as a director of Conservation International, the Peterson Institute for International Economics, and the Montana Land Reliance.
In addition to his work in energy, Mr. Leuschen, as a third generation Montanan and lifelong rancher, is actively involved in large-scale innovation in land and agriculture. He is pioneering ANSC, a $345 million public acquisition company focused on leveraging advanced agricultural technologies and sustainable practices to enhance carbon mitigation, productivity, and profitability in the agricultural sector. His sustainable agriculture initiatives include regenerative farming, soil health improvement, carbon sequestration, methane mitigation, and investing in ag tech startups driving advancements in precision agriculture, biotechnology, and resource management. His commitment to integrating innovative technology with traditional farming practices aims to create more efficient, productive, and eco-friendly agricultural systems.
Mr. Leuschen received his A.B. from Dartmouth and his M.B.A. from Dartmouth's Amos Tuck School of Business
Prior to founding Riverstone, Mr. Leuschen was a partner and managing director of Goldman Sachs and founder and head of the Goldman Sachs Global Energy and Power Group. He was responsible for building the Goldman Sachs energy and power investment banking practice into one of the leading franchises in the global energy and power industry. Mr. Leuschen additionally served as chairman of the Goldman Sachs Energy Investment Committee, where he was responsible for screening potential direct investments by Goldman Sachs in the energy and power industry.
Mr. Leuschen has served as a director of Cambridge Energy Research Associates, Cross Timbers Oil Company, J. Aron Resources, Riverstone Energy Limited and Permian Resources. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Pattern Energy Group LP, and various private Riverstone portfolio companies. He is also president and sole owner of Switchback Ranch LLC and on the Advisory Board of Big Sky Investment Holdings LLC. Mr. Leuschen is involved with several nonprofit boards, including as a director of Conservation International, the Peterson Institute for International Economics, and the Montana Land Reliance.
In addition to his work in energy, Mr. Leuschen, as a third generation Montanan and lifelong rancher, is actively involved in large-scale innovation in land and agriculture. He is pioneering ANSC, a $345 million public acquisition company focused on leveraging advanced agricultural technologies and sustainable practices to enhance carbon mitigation, productivity, and profitability in the agricultural sector. His sustainable agriculture initiatives include regenerative farming, soil health improvement, carbon sequestration, methane mitigation, and investing in ag tech startups driving advancements in precision agriculture, biotechnology, and resource management. His commitment to integrating innovative technology with traditional farming practices aims to create more efficient, productive, and eco-friendly agricultural systems.
Mr. Leuschen received his A.B. from Dartmouth and his M.B.A. from Dartmouth's Amos Tuck School of Business