Our Team
Our partners, who have worked together for over two decades, bring years of transaction expertise to entrepreneurs and boards as they face critical and unique corporate and personal decisions.
David Ketsdever Partner
Menlo Park, CA
David has three decades of investment banking experience and over 25 years in Silicon Valley. Prior to founding La Honda Advisors, he was Managing Director and Head of Technology, Media and Telecom Investment Banking for Cowen & Company. He was previously President of SVB Alliant, a technology advisory firm, and Managing Director and Head of Software Banking for both Merrill Lynch and Montgomery Securities. David graduated with Honors in Economics from the University of Chicago and received his MBA from Harvard Business School.
Julie Levenson Partner
Menlo Park, CA
Julie brings over 30 years of Investment Banking experience, focused primarily on executing M&A and capital raising assignments for growth companies in the technology, IT services and consumer technology domains. Prior to founding La Honda Advisors, she was Head of Private Capital Markets for Cowen & Company. She was previously Head of Private Financing at Houlihan Lokey, Head of Technology Private Equity at Merrill Lynch, spent 9 years at Salomon Brothers (Citigroup), and started her career at Morgan Stanley. Julie graduated with Honors in Philosophy at Dartmouth College and received a JD / MBA at The University of Pennsylvania Law School and The Wharton School of Business.
Jonathan Lejuez Partner
Austin, TX
Jonathan joined La Honda Advisors as a Partner in 2025. He brings more than 15 years of investment banking experience across enterprise and information technology. His career has centered on M&A, recapitalizations, and growth financings for companies in infrastructure software, cybersecurity, and adjacent areas of enterprise software. He has a track record of driving outcomes with some of the industry's leading strategic acquirers as well as major private equity and growth equity investors. Before LHA, Jonathan was a Managing Director at D.A. Davidson, where he led the firm’s infrastructure software and cybersecurity practice. He previously held roles at KeyBanc Capital Markets and Mooreland Partners, and began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Jonathan earned a B.S. in finance and accountancy, with honors, from Providence College and is a CFA charter holder.
Zach Adamonis Principal
Seattle, WA
Zach joined La Honda Advisors as a Principal in 2025. He brings over 10 years of technology investment banking experience, largely focused on infrastructure software, cybersecurity and data/AI. Previously, he was a Vice President within the software group at KeyBanc Capital Markets, where he spent nearly a decade advising software companies and executing dozens of M&A and capital raising transactions. Zach has a B.A. in economics from Northwestern University.