Daniel D’Aniello Biography & Net Worth 

Daniel D’Aniello is a 1968 magna cum laude graduate of the prestigious Syracuse University, and a 1974 graduate of the Harvard Business School. He is currently a businessman, experienced and well-respected, and based in the United States where he was born. Best known for being a Co-Founder of the private equity firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. known as Carlyle, he is the Non-Executive Chairman Emeritus of the Board as of this moment. He has served on the Board of Directors of the company since July 18, 2011, maintaining the position of Chairman of the Board for around six years starting from 2012 until January 1, 2018. Prior to forming Carlyle in the year 1987, Mr. D’Aniello worked at Marriott Corporation for eight years serving as the Vice President for Finance at the establishment. Before joining Marriott, he worked as a financial officer at PepsiCo and Trans World Airlines. Mr. D’Aniello served in the United States Navy for three years from 1968 through 1971 during which time he was a Distinguished Naval Graduate of Officer Candidate School, Newport, and a Supply Officer aboard the USS Wasp, for which the United Navy Memorial Foundation awarded him the designation of Lone Sailor in 2016. Furthermore, Mr. D’Aniello who previously served as chairman and director of several public and private companies in which Carlyle had noteworthy investment interests, is as of this time, a member of the Corporate Advisory Council of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, a member of the Chancellor’s Council of Syracuse University, a Lifetime Member of the Board of Trustees of Syracuse University, a founding Trustee of the Lumen Institute, an Advisor to the John Templeton Foundation, Chairman of the Wolf Trap Foundation of the Performing Arts, Co-Chairman of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, and Chairman of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Research.

Early Life

The American billionaire businessman Daniel Anthony D’Aniello was born on September 14, 1946, in Pennsylvania, the United States. He experienced his childhood in Butler, Pennsylvania, where he was raised by Italian-American parents.

Daniel A. D’Aniello attended graduated Butler Senior High School from which he joined Syracuse University, graduating magna cum laude in 1968. In 1974, he graduated from the Harvard Business School with an MBA before going on to join the business industry.

Professional Life

Soon after completing his education, D’Aniello started working as a financial officer at PepsiCo and Trans World Airlines. From there, he joined Mariott Corporation where he served as vice president for finance and development, tasked with the responsibility for the valuation of major mergers, divestitures, debt and equity offerings, acquisitions, and project financings.

In 1987 when he was 41 years old, D’Aniello teamed up with David Rubenstein and William E. Conway Jr. and co-founded the Carlyle Group where he now serves as chairman of the board.

Asides from his job at Carlyle, Daniel D’Aniello is on the board of trustees of the American Enterprise Institute and the IVMF advisory board. He is a member of the Corporate Advisory Council of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, a member of the Chancellor’s Council of his alma mater Syracuse University, Chairman of the Wolf Trap Foundation of the Performing Arts, and Chairman of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Research.

Achievements

In July 2017, D’Aniello was awarded the Arents Award by his alma mater Syracuse University. It is the institution’s highest alumni honor.

In 2021, he was presented an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by Syracuse.

The United Navy Memorial Foundation awarded him the designation of Lone Sailor in 2016 in recognition of his accomplishments during his time serving in the Navy.

Personal Life

This revered business executive currently lives in Vienna, Virginia with his wife, Gayle D’Aniello. Together they have two daughters.

Together with his wife, Gayle, Mr. Daniel D’Aniello supports the Washington National Opera. The husband and wife are said to have donated more than 50 million dollars to Syracuse University in support of the building and endowment of the Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello Building, the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, and the National Veterans Resource Center (NVRC).

Daniel D’Aniello Net Worth

Daniel D’Aniello’s net worth is estimated at over $3 billion dollars. The Syracuse University and Harvard Business School graduate began working in finance for major companies after completing his studies, including serving as a financial officer for PepsiCo and TWA. The bulk of his wealth has come from the Carlyle Group which he co-founded with William Conway, Jr. and David Rubenstein in the 80s. Carlyle currently manages an estimated $160 billion in assets, and Mr. D’Aniello, being a founder and non-executive chair of the private equity firm, receives bountiful pay for his job which eventually contributes to the abundance of his wealth.