Dan Gwak

Dan Gwak

Managing Partner, Point72 Private Investments

Bio


Daniel Gwak is Managing Partner of Point72 Private Investments, the institutional private investing business of Point72 Asset Management. He oversees Point72 Ventures and leads Point72 Hyperscale, our private equity strategy that seeks to drive value creation through applied AI.

Before joining Point72, Dan was a Partner on the Investment Team at In-Q-Tel, the strategic investment firm of the CIA and U.S. Intelligence Community. At In-Q-Tel, Dan focused on enterprise analytics and infrastructure companies whose technologies aided the mission of the U.S. intelligence community.

Previously, Dan was an investment banking analyst in the M&A group at Credit Suisse, a private equity associate at The Carlyle Group, and a fireteam leader in the United States Marine Corps, where he was awarded the Combat Action Ribbon and Purple Heart for actions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Career


Managing Partner

Point72 Private Investments

2017 - Present

Partner

In-Q-Tel

2013 - 2017

Infantry Fire Team Leader

United States Marine Corps

2009 - 2013

Summer Associate

Bain & Company

2012 - 2012

Associate

The Carlyle Group

2008 - 2009

Analyst

Credit Suisse

2006 - 2008

Background


Education
  • Bachelor of Arts, Economics from Cornell University
  • MBa from Harvard Business School
Networks

Investments


Personal Investments
Partner Investments

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