David Cusimano has spent years working with small and middle-market private companies in capacities ranging from entrepreneur to investment banker and Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) advisor. His business advisory firm, Emerge Dynamics, is on a mission to improve the lives of business owners and their employees by increasing the market value and wealth transfer-ability of the private middle market around the world. He has led numerous strategic planning, M&A valuation, financial analysis, and CFO engagements. David particularly enjoys teaching and also leads an annual short course on Mergers and Acquisitions at the University of Navarra in Spain and facilitates the finance and accounting modules of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program at various locations around the United States.