NYU Guest Lecturer: Dan Zwirn

Dan Zwirn will deliver a guest lecture at New York University on October 10th.

Dr. Jim Liew, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Finance at the NYU Stern School of Business, reached out to Mr. Zwirn inviting him to guest lecture in his investment class.

Dan Zwirn will deliver a guest lecture at NYU Stern School of Business.

Founded in 1831, NYU has more than 40,000 students across its individual college’s and sites across the world including South America, Asia, Africa and Europe. One of those is the Leonard N. Stern School of Business.  Dr. Liew is an adjunct professor in the School and has also been highly successful in the investment industry. Dr. Liew has past experience starting an investment business and he currently advises firms, individuals and institutions.

Upon seeing that Mr. Zwirn would be delivering a keynote address at an investment symposium on September 20th, Dr. Liew asked Mr. Zwirn to lecture his class. Zwirn, the Managing Member of Zwirn Family Interests, LLC, will bring a wealth of experience to the class. He was a managing partner at D.B. Zwirn & Co.  where he managed $6 billion of equity capital and $12 billion of assets. He also employed 275 people around the world.

Monica Keany and Dan Zwirn Contribute to the Council on Foreign Relations

Dan Zwirn and his wife Monica Keany have been active donors to over a dozen charities over the past two years. One such charity receiving much support from Zwirn and Keany is the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).

CFR is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank and publisher that are a valuable resource to a number of wide-ranging groups such as government officials, executives, educators, students and journalists.  CFR works to help these groups understand foreign policy choices that involve the United States and other countries. Some of the over 4,500 members of CFR include NBC’s Brian Williams, CNN’s Fareed Zakaria and actress Angelina Jolie. The Board of Directors of CFR include notable names NBC’s Tom Brokaw, former Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Robert E. Rubin, and former U.S. Secretary of State Madeline K. Albright.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev with Madeline Albright

Founded in 1921, CFR relies on charitable donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations to fund its programs and provide operating revenue. No U.S. government funding is provided. Donations can be designated to support specific functions of CFR. The organization is based in New York City with another office in Washington D.C.

Dan Zwirn and Monica Keany donated to CFR in both 2010 and 2011, while additionally donating to the Brookings Institute in 2011, which is another think tank they contribute to. In addition to that donation to Brookings, Zwirn also donated specifically to the Brookings Institute Sovereign Wealth Project Fund. He also serves as a Brookings Trustee. 

Dan Zwirn and Monica Keany Support Children’s Causes

Over the past two years, Dan Zwirn and Monica Keany have contributed to the charitable causes of “Save the Children” and the Children’s Cardiomyopathy Foundation.

Dan Zwirn Contributes to Save the Children

Save the Children is a global organization that reaches out to struggling children all over the world. When boys and girls are affected by natural disasters, conflicts or ethnic violence, Save the Children steps in with humanitarian relief and long-term recovery programs. They also protect the children from exploitation and help them access education and health care. The charity prides itself on keeping children healthy, protecting them from harm, and increasing literacy rates in their service areas. Save the Children boasts a 4-star out of 4 overall rating according to CharityNavigator.org. Scoring high in financial rating and accountability & transparency rating, Save the Children is rated with an impressive total score of 65.30 out of 70.

Dan Zwirn Has Donated to CCF

The Children’s Cardiomyopathy Foundation (CCF) is a charity focused on pediatric cardiomyopathy. This disease is the leading cause of sudden deaths and heart transplants in those under the age of 18.  Because of slow medical progress, CCF was formed and has helped increase research. Founded in 2002 by parents who lost two children to cardiomyopathy, the CCF has committed more than $1.6 million to research has its materials distributed in 70 hospitals in the United States and Canada.