Daniel A. D'Aniello

Daniel Anthony D'Aniello (born September 14, 1946) is an American billionaire businessman.[2][3][4][5] He is the cofounder and chairman of the Carlyle Group, a private equity firm headquartered in Washington, D.C.[4]

Daniel A. D'Aniello
Born	September 14, 1946 Butler, Pennsylvania, US
Alma mater	Syracuse University Harvard Business School
Occupation	Chairman, The Carlyle Group
Net worth	US$3.2 billion (May 2020)[1]
Spouse(s)	Gayle D'Aniello
Children	2 daughters

Biography

Early life

D'Aniello grew up in Butler, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Butler Senior High School.[3] He graduated from Syracuse University magna cum laude in 1968, where he was a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, an honor society for business students and scholars.[2][3][5] He received an MBA from the Harvard Business School in 1974, where he was a Teagle Foundation Fellow.[2][3][5]

Career

He was a financial officer at PepsiCo and TWA.[2][3][4][5] He was later vice president for finance and development at the Marriott Corporation.[2][3][4][5] He was responsible for the valuation of major mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, debt and equity offerings, and project financings.[4]

In 1987, he co-founded the Carlyle Group with William E. Conway Jr., and David Rubenstein.[2][3][4][5] He now serves as Chairman of the Board.[4]

He is on the board of trustees of the American Enterprise Institute,[2][6] and on the board of trustees of his alma mater, Syracuse University,[7][8] and on the corporate advisory council of its Martin J. Whitman School of Management[2][4] and the IVMF advisory board.[9]

In July 2017, D'Aniello was awarded the Arents Award, Syracuse University's highest alumni honor.[10]

Philanthropy

Daniel and Gayle D'Aniello support the Washington National Opera.[11]

"I'm a good Italian boy," he said. "l love opera and anything that ends in a vowel."

— Daniel D'Aniello, The Washington Post,

Personal life

He lives in Vienna, Virginia with his wife, Gayle.[1] Together they have two daughters.[12]

References

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2. "Daniel A D'Aniello, American Enterprise Inst: Profile and Biography - Bloomberg Markets". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
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4. "Daniel A. D'Aniello - The Carlyle Group". Carlyle.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
5. "Daniel A. D'Aniello '68 BS - Syracuse University Whitman School of Management". Whitman.syr.edu. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
6. "Board of Trustees". Aei.org. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
7. "Home - Trustees". Trustees.syr.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
8. Services, Web. "Daniel D'Aniello | Syracuse University". Dc.syr.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
9. "Daniel A. D'Aniello - IVMF". Ivmf.syracuse.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
10. "Four Accomplished Alumni to Receive Arents Awards During Orange Central". SU News. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2014-11-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
12. "Daniel D'Aniello - Syracuse University". Dc.syr.edu. Retrieved 29 December 2018.