Daniel A. D'Aniello

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Daniel A. D'Aniello
Born (1946-09-14) September 14, 1946 (age 77)
Alma materSyracuse University
Harvard University
OccupationBusinessman
TitleChairman, The Carlyle Group
SpouseGayle D'Aniello
Children2 daughters

Daniel Anthony D'Aniello (born September 14, 1946) is an American billionaire businessman.[1][2][3][4] He is the cofounder and chairman of the Carlyle Group, a private equity firm headquartered in Washington, D.C.[3]

Biography[edit]

Early life[edit]

D'Aniello grew up in an Italian-American family[5] in Butler, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Butler Senior High School.[2] 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.[1][2][4] He received an MBA from the Harvard Business School in 1974, where he was a Teagle Foundation Fellow.[1][2][4]

Career[edit]

Following his graduation from Syracuse University, he enlisted in the United States Navy where he served as a supply officer aboard the USS Wasp (CVS18) until 1971. He was a financial officer at PepsiCo and TWA.[1][2][3][4] He was later vice president for finance and development at the Marriott Corporation.[1][2][3][4] He was responsible for the valuation of major mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, debt and equity offerings, and project financings.[3]

In 1987, he co-founded the Carlyle Group with William E. Conway Jr., and David Rubenstein.[1][2][3][4] He now serves as chairman of the board.[3]

He is on the board of trustees of the American Enterprise Institute,[1][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[1][3] and the IVMF advisory board.[9]

In July 2017, D'Aniello was awarded the Arents Award, Syracuse University's highest alumni honor,[10] as well as the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters in 2021.[11]

Philanthropy[edit]

Daniel and Gayle D'Aniello support the Washington National Opera.[12][5] The couple has donated over $50 million to Syracuse University in support of the construction and endowment of the Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello Building, the National Veterans Resource Center (NVRC), and the Institute for Veterans and Military Families.[13][14]

Personal life[edit]

He lives in Vienna, Virginia with his wife, Gayle.[15] Together they have two daughters.[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Daniel A D'Aniello, American Enterprise Inst: Profile and Biography - Bloomberg Markets". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-26. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "#165 Daniel D'Aniello - Forbes.com". Forbes.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Daniel A. D'Aniello - The Carlyle Group". Carlyle.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Daniel A. D'Aniello '68 BS - Syracuse University Whitman School of Management". Whitman.syr.edu. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  5. ^ a b "The Scene: Week of Sept. 22". The Washington Post. I'm a good Italian boy," he said. "l love opera and anything that ends in a vowel.
  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. Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
  11. ^ Chang, Richard J (14 September 2021). "SU will grant 2 honorary degrees at Class of 2020 commencement ceremony". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Washington National Opera: La bohème - the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts". Archived from the original on 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  13. ^ "Syracuse University Announces Transformative $30 Million Gift to Secure the Future and Long-Term Success of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families". Syracuse University News. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  14. ^ Tang, Francis (4 November 2021). "SU alumnus, wife donate $30 million to Institute for Veterans and Military Families". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Forbes profile: Daniel D'Aniello". Forbes.com. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Daniel D'Aniello - Syracuse University". Dc.syr.edu. Retrieved 29 December 2018.