Mark Dalton (businessman) explained

Mark Dalton
Birth Name:Mark Foote Dalton
Nationality:American
Education:Denison University
Vanderbilt University
Occupation:chairman and CEO of the Tudor Investment Corporation
Spouse:Susan Dalton
Children:Erik Dalton
Kurt Dalton
Chris Dalton

Mark Dalton is an American chief executive and philanthropist. He serves as the chairman and chief executive officer of the Tudor Investment Corporation.[1] [2] [3]

Early life

Mark Dalton grew up in Detroit, Michigan, and Dayton, Ohio.[4] [5] He graduated from Denison University in 1972 and received a JD from Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1975.[1] [2] [3] [6]

Business career

Dalton worked as an attorney for Sullivan & Cromwell in New York City, then served as the chief financial officer for Kidder, Peabody & Co. from 1979 to 1988.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] In 1988, he joined the Tudor Investment Corporation, and he currently serves as its co-chairman and chief executive officer.[3] [5] [6] Dalton is also the chief executive officer of Second Management LLC and the sole General partner at D.F. Partners.[2]

Dalton serves on the boards of directors of Progenics Pharmaceuticals and the Cathay Investment Fund.[5] [6] He is a member of Advisory Board at Shah Capital Partners.[2]

Philanthropy

Dalton served as the chairman of the board of trustees of Denison University from 2003 to 2009.[1] [6] [7] He was the chairman of the board of trustees of Vanderbilt University, from 2011 to 2017.[1] [8] [9]

Dalton serves as chairman of the Sheridan Arts Foundation in Telluride, Colorado.[6] [7] He is also a member of the board of directors of the Telluride Foundation and the Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis.[6] Additionally, he is a board member of America's Foundation for Chess.[3] Additionally, together with his wife, he has donated more than US$20,000 to the American Hospital of Paris in Neuilly-sur-Seine.[10]

Personal life

He is married to Susan Dalton, a philanthropist.[7] They have three sons: Erik, Kurt and Chris.[7]

Notes and References

  1. http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2010/04/vanderbilt-board-elects-mark-dalton-to-succeed-martha-ingram-as-chairman-in-2011-113985/ Vanderbilt University news
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20121007112438/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=769050&privcapId=92002&previousCapId=373200&previousTitle=PROGENICS%20PHARMACEUTICALS Business Week
  3. http://www.af4c.org/pages/about-us/board-members American Foundation for Chess
  4. Web site: Distinguished alumnus . 2010-11-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120307165101/http://law.vanderbilt.edu/donor/distinguished_alumnus.html . 2012-03-07 . dead .
  5. https://archive.today/20130123114130/http://people.forbes.com/profile/mark-f-dalton-j-d-/65560 Forbes Profile
  6. http://www.vanderbilt.edu/boardoftrust/cmembers/dalton.html Vanderbilt Board of Trustees
  7. http://www.telluridefoundation.org/uploads/Newsletters/Newsletter%20March%202006.pdf Telluride Foundation: March 2006 Newsletter
  8. http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2010/04/19/daily40.html Nashville Business Journal
  9. News: Vanderbilt taps board chair, vice chair. August 27, 2017. The Nashville Post. April 22, 2016.
  10. http://www.ahpf.org/index.php/our-donors American Hospital of Paris Foundation: Donors