David A. Gaynor, ASA, is a National Practice Leader for the Financial Valuation Practice and Managing Director of the Healthcare Valuation Practice at Marshall & Stevens Incorporated New York office. Mr. Gaynor’s responsibilities include overseeing the delivery of valuation services to the Firm’s financial valuation clients. 

Mr. Gaynor has more than 22 years of consulting experience, specializing in the valuation of businesses and business interests, intangible assets, liabilities, and complex securities in connection with mergers and acquisitions, financing, estate and gift tax planning, charitable contributions, litigation support services, strategic planning, fairness opinions, Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), accounting matters, and recapitalizations. Mr. Gaynor has served clients in a wide variety of industries, including the healthcare, food & beverage, restaurant, consumer products, telecommunication and manufacturing industries. 

Prior to joining Marshall & Stevens, Mr. Gaynor led the Healthcare Valuation Group at Crowe, LLP. He has also been employed at CohnReznick, LLP and EisnerAmper, as well as Management Planning Inc. and Pluris Valuation Advisors, LLC. 

Mr. Gaynor earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from The College of New Jersey in Ewing, NJ. 

Mr. Gaynor is an Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) in business valuation with the American Society of Appraisers. In addition, Mr. Gaynor is a Member of the Appraisal Issues Task Force (AITF), a Board Member of the Towson University Family Network, and a Member of the Montgomery Township, NJ Budget and Finance Committee. Mr. Gaynor is a frequent writer and speaker on valuation topics.