John D'Agostino (financial services)
John D'Agostino | |
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D'Agostino in 2018 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Williams College Oxford University Harvard Business School |
| Occupation(s) | Founder, Dagger Consulting LLC |
John Joseph D'Agostino is an American business executive and entrepreneur. D'Agostino is a senior advisor to Coinbase and Chairman of US Asset Management Committee for the Department for International Trade. He previously was managing director at the world's largest fund governance firm DMS Offshore, where he was also on the board of hedge funds providing independent oversight. He was previously a managing director at Alkeon Capital Management, a multibillion-dollar registered investment adviser. Prior to this, D'Agostino was known primarily for his involvement in the early development of the Dubai Mercantile Exchange. In 2021, Mr. D'Agostino co-founded the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) Digital Asset Working Group. He was named Fellow of the AIF Global Innovation Institute in 2022. D'Agostino has been on the board of Surf Air, an aviation and air charter company since 2018.
His story was the focus of the book Rigged, the True Story of an Ivy League Kid who Changed the World of Oil by New York Times best-selling author Ben Mezrich. Summit Entertainment acquired the screen rights to Rigged and the book has been optioned for film adaptation.
D'Agostino appeared in "The Startup of You" by Reid Hoffman in 2012. He is the founder of Dagger LLC, a strategic consulting and advisory services. He is a speaker at conferences and meetings on business topics such as negotiation, markets, and hedge funds.