15 Facts About Daniel Och

Daniel Och was born on 27 January 1961 and is an American billionaire hedge fund manager, and philanthropist.

Daniel Och is the founder, chairman and former CEO of Och-Ziff Capital Management, a global hedge fund and alternative asset management firm.

Daniel Och grew up in Maplewood, New Jersey and attended the Solomon Schechter Day School of Essex and Union in West Orange, New Jersey, a Jewish day school founded by his parents.

In December 2010, Daniel Och donated $15 million to the school, effectively doubling its endowment.

Daniel Och has a bachelor's degree in economics with a concentration in finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

In 1982, Daniel Och began his career at Goldman Sachs in the Risk Arbitrage Department.

Daniel Och was later the head of proprietary trading in the Equities Division and co-head of US Equities Trading.

Daniel Och-Ziff completed an initial public offering in 2007, listing its shares on the New York Stock Exchange initially at a price of $32.00.

On May 8,2015, Daniel Och was targeted by the "Hedge Clippers" activist group, who protested outside of his residence at 15 Central Park West, New York City.

In February 2018, Daniel Och was replaced as CEO of Daniel Och-Ziff by Robert Shafir.

Dan Daniel Och now invests out of his single-family office, Willoughby Capital, and his new $750M SPAC, AJAX Holdings.

Daniel Och is the vice chair of Robin Hood Foundation, a charitable organization fighting poverty in New York City.

Daniel Och has sat on the board of trustees of New York-Presbyterian Hospital since 2005.

In 2008, Daniel Och donated $28,500 to Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

Daniel Och is married to Jane Daniel Och with whom he has three children.