
David Shabotinsky
First-gen, no network, Morgan Stanley offer. I'll show you how I did it.
Studied at Columbia Business School
Works at Zocks
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David's Offerings
Custom hourly · $70/hr
Get help with Behavioral Interview Prep, Cover Letters, and .
David also coaches for Chief of Staff and MBA. View all.
David’s Investment Banking Qualifications
Experience level: Analyst
Deep experience in breaking into investment banking and into Columbia Business School as a non-traditional candidate and experience in teaching students accross various finance-related topics.
David can help with:
Behavioral Interview Prep
Cover Letters
Due Diligence
Financial Analysis
Financial Modeling
Freelancing
General Exploration
Investment Banking Strategy
LinkedIn Review
Networking Strategy
Resume Review
Salary Negotiation
Skill Building
Technical Interview Prep
Valuation
David also coaches for Chief of Staff and MBA. View all.
Work Experience

Director of Finance
Zocks
June 2026 - Present
Strategic finance and corporate development lead at a Series B AI company building a client intelligence platform for wealth management. I own the company model, forecasting, and the monthly close and board reporting cycle, and I built the pricing and unit economics behind our newest AI feature. On corp dev, I structured and ran financial diligence on an acquisition end to end, from consideration mix through earnout design and integration planning. I also own gross margin, AI cost of goods, and ARR reporting integrity, working directly with the CEO, COO, and CRO.

Chief of Staff
Zocks
July 2025 - June 2026
Ran the CEO's office at Zocks through the Series B period. I built and co-owned the company financial model and forecast, supported capital raising including SAFE structuring, and produced board materials and investor communications. I also led the enterprise due diligence process for large financial institutions and broker-dealers and supported contract negotiations on our largest deals, and I built an internal AI tool that drafts DDQ and security questionnaire responses, cutting turnaround from roughly a week to a couple of days. The role converted into Director of Finance.

MBA Associate
Baleon Capital
May 2024 - September 2024

Investment Banking Analyst
Morgan Stanley
July 2021 - July 2023
Israel coverage and execution with key focus on Technology sector ***Selected Transactions*** • $459M Follow-On Offering of Kornit Digital (NASDAQ:KRNT) • $1Bn Green Contingent Convertible Bond Offering for Bank Hapoalim (TASE: POLI) • $857MM Follow-On Offering of Global-e (NASDAQ:GLBE)

Senior Investment Analyst
profimex
September 2017 - May 2021
Education

Columbia Business School
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2023 - 2025
Private Equity Program Fellow

Reichman University
Bachelor's Degree, Business Administration and Finance
2014 - 2017
Teaching Assistant and private tutor for Intro to Finance, International RIsk Management, Investment Theory, and Macro Economics Dean's List Award 2016/2017 Dean's List Award 2015/2016