David C. Hodgson
Managing Director
General Atlantic LLC
David Hodgson is a managing director of General Atlantic LLC, a global private-equity
firm. He joined General Atlantic in 1982, helped found their partnership, and has more
than 20 years of experience identifying and assisting portfolio companies worldwide
in all areas of their development. He is a member of the firm’s executive and investment
committees and chairs its portfolio committee. Mr. Hodgson serves as a director of
a number of public and private companies, including Dice Inc., Northgate Information
Solutions plc, TriNet, and Xchanging NV.
Mr. Hodgson graduated summa cum laude from Dartmouth College in 1978 with a degree
in mathematics and social sciences. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and received the
Kemeny Prize in computing at his alma mater. In 1982, Mr. Hodgson received an MBA
from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Mr. Hodgson is chair of the board of the Echoing Green Foundation, a provider of
fellowship support for nonprofit entrepreneurs. He also serves as chair of the executive
committee of the Manhattan Theatre Club and as a trustee of Johns Hopkins University
and the Spence School in New York.
Mr. Hodgson and his wife, Laurie, reside in Manhattan with their three children.