Dean Dakolias

Mr. Dakolias is the Co-Chairman and a Managing Partner of Fortress Investment Group and previously served as Co-CIO for all Fortress’ Credit Funds. He sits on the Leadership Committee and is a member of several investment committees. Prior to joining Fortress, Mr. Dakolias was a co-founder and Managing Director of American Commercial Capital LLC (a specialty finance company) and Coronado Advisors (an SEC registered broker dealer), both of which were sold to Wells Fargo & Co. in 2001. 

Mr. Dakolias serves on the Board of Trustees and as Treasurer for the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Founded in 1881, it is the largest and oldest research center providing graduate students and scholars from affiliated North American academic institutions a base for the advance study of all aspects of Greek Culture, from antiquity to present day.  Mr. Dakolias also serves as a Board Member of Endeavor Greece which invests in the economic renewal of Greece through entrepreneurship and economic development.  A particular focus for Mr. Dakolias is the plight of refugees arriving in Greece, particularly unaccompanied minors, women at-risk and survivors of torture. He supports METAdrasi and together with the international law firm Reed Smith LLP, Mr. Dakolias is working to create a new paradigm for refugee resettlement through Lamp Lifeboat Ladder - an innovative effort to build private partnerships to protect refugees who are survivors of torture and help them to resettle in safe countries where they may rebuild their lives. Mr. Dakolias also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Millbrook School, is a co-founder and member of the Executive Committee of The Hellenic Initiative and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Mr. Dakolias received a B.S. in Physics from Columbia University and was a member of the Columbia Lightweight Crew team for 4 years.  He currently also serves on the Board of Visitors for the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Athletic Leadership Committee.