Christian Donath

Christian Donath is an associate in Goodwin’s Investment Funds and Capital group. Before joining Goodwin, he was a member of the US Intelligence Community and a political science professor.

Christian Donath is an associate in Goodwin’s Investment Funds and Capital group in Santa Monica. Christian’s practice focuses on the formation, structuring, and ongoing management of private investment funds, including venture capital and private equity funds, as well as advising fund sponsors on related operational, legal, and regulatory matters. He also has advised founders and companies on corporate formation, corporate governance, and venture capital financings.

Before joining Goodwin, Christian was an officer in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research. He worked on matters ranging from foreign military sales and technology export controls to counterintelligence and counterterrorism. He received awards from directors of national intelligence and secretaries of state. He also worked in various policy roles, served on the advisory board to the Director General of the Multinational Force and Observers (the organization that monitors the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel), and was a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Before public service, Christian was a professor at the American University in Cairo, taught politics at University of California, San Diego, and was a Boren Fellow.