John D'Agostino (financial services)
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John Joseph D'Agostino is an American business executive and entrepreneur. D'Agostino is a senior advisor to Coinbase[1] and Chairman of US Asset Management Committee for the Department for International Trade.[2] He previously was Managing Director at the world's largest fund governance firm DMS Offshore,[3] where he was also on the board of hedge funds providing independent oversight.[4] He was previously a managing director at Alkeon Capital Management, a multibillion-dollar registered investment adviser.[5][6] Prior to this, D'Agostino was known primarily for his involvement in the early development of the Dubai Mercantile Exchange.[6][7] In 2021, Mr. D'Agostino co-founded the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) Digital Asset Working Group.[8] He was named Fellow of the AIF Global Innovation Institute in 2022.[9] D'Agostino has been on the board of Surf Air, an aviation and air charter company since 2018.[10]
John D'Agostino | |
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Williams College Oxford University Harvard Business School |
Occupation(s) | Founder, Dagger Consulting LLC |
His story was the focus of the book Rigged, the True Story of an Ivy League Kid who Changed the World of Oil by New York Times best-selling author Ben Mezrich.[6][11] Summit Entertainment acquired the screen rights to Rigged and the book has been optioned for film adaptation.[12]
D'Agostino appeared in "The Startup of You" by Reid Hoffman in 2012.[13] He is the founder of Dagger LLC, a strategic consulting and advisory services. He is a speaker at conferences and meetings on business topics such as negotiation, markets, and hedge funds.[14][15]