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About Us
James has 14 years of senior executive management experience at a publicly-traded bank and 12 years of experience in the capital markets. James served as the director of investor relations and external communications at Zions Bancorporation; he served as a vocal member of several committees and councils including asset-liability management, capital management, allowance for credit loss, problem loan review, customer restitution, and social media. Before Zions, he was a senior equity analyst with FBR Capital Markets covering the banking industry, where he covered over 100 banks, called the downturn in the U.S. housing market in November 2007 as part of the ”California Dreamin’” monthly publication that he founded, and ranked best thrift/mortgage finance earnings estimator (2005-2008). His recommendations (5-year track record) outperformed industry benchmarks by 530 bps (median). Prior to FBR, he worked at SNL Financial and Fidelity Investments.
Dan has 20+ years as a CFO and professional investor (public and private equities) across a variety of sectors, particularly financials. Prior to DCM, Dan served as the CFO & Head of Corporate Development for Sizzle Acquisition (NASDAQ; SZZL), which merged with Europe’s first licensed lithium mine to create Critical Metals (NASDAQ: CRML). Before Sizzle, he served as CFO of a human capital business and a PE-backed fintech company, where he raised capital, institutionalized the finance functions, and improved profitability. Before these operating roles, he was on the investment team at NextGen Venture Partners, an early-stage VC firm, where he led Seed and Series A investments in technology startups. Prior to NextGen, Dan was a Senior Equity Analyst at Profit Investment Management, a $2.4 billion AUM institutional asset manager where he led investments in financial, financial technology, and industrial stocks. He began his finance career in the insurance equity research group at FBR Capital Markets, where he covered 40+ U.S. and international insurance stocks. Dan received his B.A. from the University of Virginia.
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