David C. Wodlinger

Chairman of the Board
SPA Board of Directors, David C. Wodlinger

David C. Wodlinger is a Managing Partner at Arlington Capital Partners and joined the firm in 2006. Mr. Wodlinger is responsible for investing in the government contracting, technology-enabled business services and software and IT services sectors.

Prior to joining Arlington, Mr. Wodlinger worked in Deutsche Bank’s Financial Sponsors Group in New York. During his time there, he worked on the origination, diligence, structuring, and financing of leveraged buyouts, including Blackstone’s acquisition of New Skies Satellites, Kelso’s purchase of Insurance Auto Auctions, Hicks Muse’s acquisition of Swett & Crawford, and Carlyle, CD&R, and Merrill Lynch Private Equity’s $15.0 billion buyout of Hertz. Since joining Arlington, Mr. Wodlinger has completed over 40 acquisitions including BlueHalo, Cambridge Major Labs, Centauri, Compusearch Software Systems, Micron Technologies, Novetta Solutions, Polaris Alpha, Quantum Spatial, and Systems Planning & Analysis.

Prior to Deutsche Bank, he worked as a management consultant focused on the U.S. Intelligence Community. Mr. Wodlinger graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Georgetown University.