David Layton is the Chief Executive Officer of Partners Group. Partners Group is a publicly listed (SW:PGHN) private-markets focused investment firm that has invested USD 195 billion in private equity, private debt, private real estate, and private infrastructure on behalf of its global client base since 1996. David leads Partners Group’s Executive Team, its Global Executive Board and he is a member of the firm’s Global Investment Committee. David principally divides his time between Partners Group's Americas headquarters in Colorado, USA and Partners Group's global headquarters in Zug, Switzerland. He was previously the Head of Partners Group's Private Equity business department, and he has represented the firm on the Board of Directors of several of the firm's portfolio companies, including Universal Services of America, Nobel Learning Communities, MicroPoise Measurement Systems, Cabot Credit Management, Pacific Bells, and Strategic Partners. David holds a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management.