David Kowitz is a Managing Partner and Founder of Indus Capital Partners, an alternative investment firm specializing in Asia . Prior to founding Indus in 2000, Mr. Kowitz was a Managing Director and Partner of Soros Fund Management, and before that held a number of other positions in the investment management. He also has a number of other business interests in art, fashion, and media. Mr. Kowitz, a Chartered Financial Analyst, graduated from Brown University in 1985 with a degree in English literature.

Mr. Kowitz joined the Riverkeeper Board in 2008. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of Pax, an organization working on the problem of gun violence in the US, and on the Board of Global Fund for Children (UK), which provides funding for local children’s welfare organizations in over 60 countries. He is married with two children, and resides in East Sussex, United Kingdom.