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
- Bachelor of Arts, Economics from Cornell University
- MBa from Harvard Business School
Investments
Personal InvestmentsPartner Investments
Material about Dan
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