David Tolson is Managing Director and co-founder of Class VI Partners, a FINRA-registered investment bank that started in 2005. David also helped to co-found Class VI Partners Family Office, which launched as a Registered Investment Advisor in September 2016.

Prior to starting Class VI, David founded CapitalValue in 2001, a valuation services firm providing valuations to mid-market entrepreneurs in the Rocky Mountain Region. In addition to his valuation experience, David was responsible for business and corporate development for a number of startups and most notably, he created and ran a highly successful strategic business unit at JD Edwards, an enterprise resource planning software company.

As Managing Director, David focuses on business development for Class VI Securities and serves as Chief Compliance Officer for Class VI Family Office. He is passionate about the firm’s mission to “empower the entrepreneurial spirit” and developing and empowering Class VI team members.

David is a graduate of Colorado State University (B.A.) and the University of Colorado, Denver (MBA). He enjoys golf, mountain biking and the Colorado outdoors. David and his wife, Alisa, have 4 young adult children.