Daniel A. D'Aniello
Daniel Anthony D'Aniello is an American billionaire businessman. He is the cofounder and chairman of the Carlyle Group, a private equity firm headquartered in Washington, D.C.Biography
Early life
D'Aniello grew up in Butler, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Butler Senior High School. 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. He received an MBA from the Harvard Business School in 1974, where he was a Teagle Foundation Fellow.Career
He was a financial officer at PepsiCo and TWA. He was later vice president for finance and development at the Marriott Corporation. He was responsible for the valuation of major mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, debt and equity offerings, and project financings.
In 1987, he co-founded the Carlyle Group with William E. Conway Jr., and David Rubenstein. He now serves as Chairman of the Board.
He is on the board of trustees of the American Enterprise Institute, and on the board of trustees of his alma mater, Syracuse University, and on the corporate advisory council of its Martin J. Whitman School of Management and the IVMF advisory board.
In July 2017, D'Aniello was awarded the Arents Award, Syracuse University's highest alumni honor.Philanthropy
Daniel and Gayle D'Aniello support the Washington National Opera.Personal life
He lives in Vienna, Virginia with his wife, Gayle. Together they have two daughters.
