David Risinger, CFA

Senior Managing Director, Biopharma

David Risinger, CFA is a Senior Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst at Leerink Partners covering Diversified Biopharmaceuticals.

Prior to joining the firm in 2022, David’s most recent Wall Street role was Head of US Major and Specialty Pharmaceuticals Equity Research for Morgan Stanley & Co. Prior to Morgan Stanley, he was head of Global Healthcare Research and Senior US Pharmaceutical analyst at Merrill Lynch & Co. He started his Wall Street career at Dillon, Read & Co. He has been a top-ranked analyst by Institutional Investor for decades, including achieving Runner-Up rankings in both Major Pharmaceuticals and Specialty Pharmaceuticals in 2021.

He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Bucknell University and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.