
David Nataf
Founder, Felicitas Capital | Principal Investor & Advisor to Family Offices and Technology Companies | Former MD Barclays
The move
MoveBarclays → Felicitas Capital
TitleManaging Director, Head of Banking CEEMENA → Founder & Managing Partner
LocationUnited Arab Emirates | United Kingdom → United Arab Emirates
Career arcLong-term resident
Cross-border moveYes · United Arab Emirates | United Kingdom → United Arab Emirates
Years in UAE23.7
Total experience28.3 years
Career arc
- Operator LP & Advisor Community MemberMay 2024 — Present
Rebellion Ventures· San Francisco, CA
- Advisory Board MemberMar 2022 — Present
Wand· Palo Alto, CA
- Founder & Managing PartnerSep 2021 — Present
Felicitas Capital· United Arab Emirates
- Independent Non-Executive Director2021 — 2025DDubai Cultiv8 Investments Limited· United Arab Emirates
- Senior Advisor2021 — Present
Triatlum Advisors· Switzerland
- Managing Director, Head of Banking CEEMENA2015 — 2021
Barclays· United Arab Emirates | United Kingdom
- Managing Director, Co-Head of Banking MENA2008 — 2015
Barclays· United Arab Emirates
- Head of M&A & ECM, Middle East and Africa2006 — 2008
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.· United Arab Emirates
- TMT Investment Banking2001 — 2006
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.· United Kingdom
- Communications & Media - Investment Banking Division1999 — 2001
Lehman Brothers· United Kingdom
- M&A Advisory1998 — 1999
SG Hambros· United Kingdom
Education
- McGill UniversityBCommPresent
- Collège Jean-de-BrébeufPresent
- University of BuckinghamBachelor of Laws - LLBPresent