David Sorkin is the Director of the Harvard Transactional Law Workshop and a Visiting Professor of Practice at Harvard Law School.

From 2007 to 2023, David served as General Counsel and then Chief Legal Officer of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR). Before joining  KKR, David was a partner in the law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.

David also serves as President of the Board of Directors of New Alternatives for Children, Inc., a non-profit healthcare and social welfare agency that works exclusively with children with complex medical needs and their families.

David is a graduate of Williams College and Harvard Law School.

He is married to Amy Davidson Sorkin and they have three adult children.