Daniel Och — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founded Och-Ziff Capital Management in 1994, a global hedge fund and alternative asset management firm.
Served as Chairman and former CEO of Och-Ziff Capital Management, which completed an initial public offering in 2007.
Invests out of his single-family office, Willoughby Capital, and his new $750M SPAC, AJAX Holdings.
Began his career at Goldman Sachs in 1982, working in the Risk Arbitrage Department and later co-heading U.S. Equities Trading.
Serves as vice chair of the Robin Hood Foundation and sits on the board of Endeavor and New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
Holds a bachelor's degree in economics with a concentration in finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Biography

Daniel Och is an American billionaire hedge fund manager and philanthropist, born on January 27, 1961. He is best known as the founder, chairman, and former CEO of Och-Ziff Capital Management, a global hedge fund and alternative asset management firm. As of August 2021, Forbes reported his net worth at US$3.

6 billion. Currently, Och invests through his single-family office, Willoughby Capital, and his new $750M SPAC, AJAX Holdings.