David Herr

David Herr

Managing Director

David Herr is a managing director in Kroll’s Transaction Opinions practice focused on delivering fairness opinions, solvency opinions and other related board advisory solutions with an emphasis on the energy and infrastructure sectors. David is also integral to the firm’s efforts to expand its investment banking services to its extensive fund client base. David is based in Philadelphia.

Prior to joining Kroll's Transaction Opinoins team, David served as Kroll’s Chief Revenue Officer for four years where he implemented strategies to increase organic revenue growth and accelerate commercial integration of Kroll’s acquisitions.

Previously, David was also the global leader of the Energy and Mining industry group for more than a decade. He has 30 years of experience with the firm, starting with the Valuation Advisory Services business within Coopers & Lybrand LLP. In that capacity, David spoke at numerous industry conferences, including Platt’s Global Power Markets Conference and the InfoCast Solar Power Finance & Investment Summit.

David holds a B.S. in finance from Villanova University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder and a member of the CFA Institute and the Financial Analysts of Philadelphia. He holds FINRA Series 63 and Series 79 licenses. Prior to his valuation career, David was a pitcher with the Montreal Expos baseball organization.


Ranked No. 1 for Global Fairness Opinions

Ranked no. 1 for U.S., EMEA and Global Fairness Opinions

Our Opinions Practice is a global leader in Fairness Opinions and Special Committee Advisory, ranking #1 for total number of fairness opinions Globally, in EMEA and the U.S. for 2024 according to LSEG (FKA Refinitiv).

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Transaction Opinions

Our Transaction Opinions solutions span fairness opinions, solvency opinions, ESOP/ERISA advisory, board and special committee advisory, and complex valuations.

Fairness Opinions

Our Opinions practice is a global leader in Fairness Opinions and Special Committee Advisory, ranking #1 for total number of fairness opinions in the U.S. and Globally over the last 20 years according to LSEG (fka Refinitiv).

Solvency Opinions

Kroll’s Opinions practice is a globally recognized leader in solvency opinions. Over the last 20 years, we have rendered more than 1,400 solvency opinions with $10+ trillion in deal value.


ESOP and ERISA Advisory

Kroll's ESOP/ERISA practice is a leading corporate finance and valuation advisor to companies and ERISA fiduciaries.