Daniel W. Stanton

Founding Principal  

Dan was a General Partner and Managing Director of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.  Dan joined the firm in 1981 and became a partner in 1994.  During his career Dan managed the firm’s global Private Wealth Management business; started and managed the Global Securities Services business (which focused on Prime Brokerage and Securities Lending); and served as head of Equities Institutional Sales in the United States.  As head of institutional equities sales, Dan was responsible for the senior team which coordinated the firm’s largest institutional client relationships.  Dan’s global responsibilities included his role as chief of the firm’s German businesses, which was managed out of its Frankfurt office. 

During his career, Dan served on the Partnership Committee, European Management Committee and the Pine Street Board, as well as several other firm-wide committees. 

Dan received his B.S. in finance from Canisius College in 1979 where he graduated summa cum laude.  He received his MBA from Columbia University Graduate School of Business in 1981. He currently serves on the Columbia Business School Board of Overseers and on the Board of Trustees at Canisius College.