April 1, 2016

David J. Nicola is the Founder of Blackdirt Capital, a firm focused on identifying and executing real asset and value chain based investment strategies in the U.S. sustainable agriculture sector.   Blackdirt’s initial focus is the grassfed and pasture-based market whereby the firm is investing in underutilized land in the Eastern U.S. to address supply constraints for downstream partners.

David has 14 years of experience in farmland investing, portfolio management, credit trading, and private equity investing.  Prior to founding Blackdirt Capital, David served as a Portfolio Manager and Trader at BlueMountain Capital Management, a Director of Investments at a CT-based family office focused on food and agriculture, and an Investment Banking Analyst at Citigroup.  David holds an M.B.A. from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and a B.S. from Cornell University’s College of Agriculture & Life Sciences.