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Devin Talbott
Devin Talbott (born September 20, 1976) is an American entrepreneur and private investor, and the son of foreign policy expert Strobe Talbott.[1][2][3] BiographyTalbott grew up in Washington D.C. and attended Amherst College, where he was a four-year varsity soccer player. He also earned JD and MBA degrees from Georgetown University.[4] Talbott began his investment banking career at Lazard and then worked for former Defense Secretary William Cohen's merchant bank, TCG Financial Partners. After that, Talbott became a vice president of investment firm D.E. Shaw & Co. before branching out to found Enlightenment Capital, an aerospace, defense & government focused private investment firm, in 2012.[5] Since its founding, Enlightenment Capital has raised five funds.[6] [7]Talbott also co-founded Generation Engage, a non-profit focused on engaging young voters in politics and civics, with his brother Adrian and Jay Rockefeller's son Justin. Talbott was recognized in M&A Advisor’s "40 Under 40," as an emerging leader in the financing industry before the age of 40.[8] He was named by Washingtonian magazine as one of Washington’s Top Tech Leaders[9] and to Washington Business Journal's Power 100.[10] Talbott served as a term member of the Council of Foreign Relations, a former advisory board member of the Aspen Security Forum, and currently sits on the board of the non-profit DC Scores, a non-profit that utilizes soccer, poetry, and service learning to support middle schoolers in at-risk neighborhoods.[11][12] Talbott and DC United coach and former player Ben Olsen lead DC Score’s annual fundraiser, One Night One Goal.[13] Talbott was a part owner of the Washington Spirit of the NWSL in 2021 when the club won its first league championship.[14] As of June 2022[update], he is a part owner of DC United of Major League Soccer. [15] In May of 2024, Talbott became a founding member of the ownership group of DC Power FC of the USL Super League.  References
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