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Dan Kazan

Investor

Investor at Luminari Capital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

About

Advisor to Luminari; CEO of Tribune Media Services and SVP of Corporate Development at Tribune Company.

Experience

  1. FingercheckChief Executive Officercurrent2024 — present
  2. InsureonChief Executive Officer2019 — 2024Greater Chicago Area
  3. Rewards NetworkChief Executive Officer | President2014 — 2018Greater Chicago Area
  4. Tribune Media Services (currently Gracenote, a Nielsen company)Chief Executive Officer2011 — 2013
  5. Tribune CompanySenior Vice President, Investments | VP & Director, Corporate Development2003 — 2013
  6. Tribune CompanySenior Counsel, Mergers & Acquisitions | Counsel, Mergers & Acquisitions1998 — 2003
  7. Metromail Corporation (currently part of Experian Marketing Services)Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Assistant Secretary | Counsel and Assistant Secretary1996 — 1998
  8. Mayer Brown & PlattAssociate, Mergers & Acquisitions and Securities1993 — 1996

Education

  1. University of Chicago Law SchoolJD, Law1990 — 1993
  2. University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBS, Finance1986 — 1990

Skills & more

Strategy36Joint Ventures13Mergers5Start-ups22Executive Management18Asset Dispositions1Strategic invesments2Partnerships3Finance9Corporate and Securities Law1Media1Digital Media12
+5 moreDigital MarketingDatabase ServicesBroadcastingMedia & EntertainmentPublishing

From Dan's professional profile.

Colleagues at Luminari Capital

Anthony Wood
Investor at Luminari Capital
Daniel Leff
Managing Partner at Waverley Capital
Danny Stein
Investor at Luminari Capital
Edgar Bronfman, Jr.
Senior Advisor and Special Limited Partner at Luminari Capital
Eric Kessler
Investor at Luminari Capital
Fouad ElNaggar
Investor at Luminari Capital
Jacqueline Corbelli
Investor at Luminari Capital
John Penney
Investor at Luminari Capital

Frequently asked questions

Where does Dan Kazan work?
Dan Kazan is at Luminari Capital.

Founder mafias

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign mafia143

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ansuman SatpathyPhilosophyFounded Santa Ana Bio +2DeVaris BrownB.S.Founded Super Heroic +2Harish AgarwalB.S.Founded Nori +2Amitt MahajanBSFounded Rare Bits +1Maria FardisB.S.Founded Airnexis Therapeutics Inc +1Nimit MaruBSFounded Sava +1

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University of Chicago Law School mafia6

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jeremy GrushcowJDFounded Juniper Genomics +1Brian BrooksJ.D. with honorsFounded BitfuryNikhil AbrahamDoctor of Law - JDFounded RentoboSaad JamalDoctor of Law - JDFounded AntigenJustin WoodwardDoctor of Law (JD)Founded Taxbit Private

Luminari Capital mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Daniel LeffFounder and Managing PartnerFounded NaritivJohn PenneyFounded PebbleMatthew AndersonFounded Creative Destruction Lab

Same school

Also attended University of Chicago Law School25

David SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czarAbigail JohnsonPartner, Chief Operating Officer at Sapphire VenturesAmanda BuschGeneral Counsel at Mucker CapitalMike GomezInvestor at CapitalGKarl WachterGeneral Counsel, Partner at Magnetar AI VenturesRamis KhanInvestor at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL

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Also attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign392

Sundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystPrashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista CapitalNoorPartner at Clear VenturesPaul BragielCo-founder at Golden Gate VenturesGreg RudinBoard Partner at Menlo Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Insureon1

Matthew StreisfeldGeneral Partner at Oak HC/FT

Also worked at Tribune Company3

Michael KilberryChief Product and Technology Officer at Red Cell IncubationTal RecanatiManaging Director at Union Tech VenturesVictoria WanFounder/COO at OpenSight

Also worked at Mayer Brown & Platt10

Chen Yang SiaGeneral Counsel at Golden Gate VenturesJonny MuskerGeneral Counsel - Europe at Marlin Equity PartnersMike GomezInvestor at CapitalGMarie MontlaurLegal Counsel at Partech VenturesAdrian StewartOperating Partner at Stack AssetNed ShermanGeneral Partner at GOAL Ventures

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