Dean Dakolias

Dean is the Co-Chairman and a Managing Partner of Fortress Investment Group and previously served as Co-CIO for all Fortress’ Credit Funds. Prior to joining Fortress, Dean was a co-founder and Managing Director of American Commercial Capital LLC (a specialty finance company) and Coronado Advisors (an SEC registered broker dealer), both of which were sold to Wells Fargo & Co. in 2001. Dean serves on the Board of Trustees for Columbia University, the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and the Millbrook School. Dean is also a co-founder and member of the Executive Committee of The Hellenic Initiative, as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Dean received a B.S. in Physics from Columbia University. Dean leverages his decades of wisdom and experience in building investment firms for Fifth Down’s benefit, in addition to providing strategic guidance and support to core Fifth Down holdings.

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