David O'Donohue

David O'Donohue is Senior Vice President, Co-Head of Alternative Strategies, and Senior Co-Portfolio Manager at Calamos Investments, based in Chicago, IL. In his current role, he leads investment research, portfolio management, and the development of alternative asset strategies, co-managing funds focused on private equity, volatility management, and liquid alternatives for institutional and individual investors.

O'Donohue's expertise centers on alternative asset classes, particularly private equity—emphasizing small- and middle-market companies via co-investments and specialized secondaries—as well as volatility-aided strategies and long/short approaches within global equity markets. He joined Calamos Investments in 2014 after serving as a trader and co-manager at Hard Eight Futures and Forty4 Asset Management, and as a portfolio manager at Chicago Fundamental Investment Partners.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. O'Donohue has over 25 years of investment experience and is recognized for his leadership in designing innovative, risk-managed alternative investment solutions that seek returns uncorrelated to traditional markets.