Daniel A. D'Aniello is a Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Carlyle, having served on the Board of Directors since its inception on July 18, 2011 and as Chairman from 2012 until January 1, 2018.
Prior to forming Carlyle in 1987 he was Vice President for Finance and Development at Marriott Corporation for eight years, and before Marriott was a financial officer at PepsiCo, Inc. and Trans World Airlines. He served in the United States Navy from 1968 through 1971 as a Supply Officer aboard the USS Wasp. He is a 1968 magna cum laude graduate of Syracuse University and a 1974 graduate of Harvard Business School.