Dan Dwight has extensive global leadership experience in business development, manufacturing and operations, technology commercialization and private equity investing in a variety of growth and core-industrial businesses. Led successfully in challenging environments, including driving significant financial and operational turnarounds, restructurings and workouts. Effectively matched disruptive technologies with emerging market opportunities. Focused leader recognized for streamlining businesses to increase shareholder and customer value and profitability without compromising integrity. Committed to operating according to the three pillars of sustainable growth: Economic Prosperity, Environmental Stewardship and Social Responsibility. Dan is the President and CEO of the Cooley Group, a global high-tech growth company, and a member of the Board of Directors. He is a former Partner and Cleantech & Renewable Energy Segment Leader at Tatum LLC., where he had responsibility for expanding the firm's cleantech and renewable energy practice while also providing strategic, operations and financial leadership to clients. Before joining Tatum, he was President and CEO of an energy efficiency air movement and purification technology company. Prior to building this successful startup and its subsequent sale, Dan was a 17 year GE Company executive, including 7 years in private equity and international investing with GE Capital in Asia and 10 years in operations, manufacturing, and business development with GE Company’s industrial businesses in North and South America, Asia and Europe. Dan holds an MBA with Honors in Marketing and Finance from The University of Chicago and a BS with Honors in Accounting from the University of Vermont. He received the Pinnacle Award (top 1% performers) from GE Capital.Specialties: • Establishing collaborative cultures• Leading and motivating a team of teams• Setting a vision and strategic direction• Building new businesses and profit streams• Restructuring legacy operations• Developing next generation talent
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