About
Daniel J. Lota is Point72's Global Head of Trading, overseeing the firm's trading staff, broker and counterparty relations, corporate access, and collaboration with the Compliance team. Over a 20+ year career at the firm, he has held roles including Head of Trading for U.S. and EMEA, Co-Head of U.S. Trading, and execution trader covering the consumer sector. He holds a BA in economics from Rutgers College, is a registered Chartered Market Technician, and lives in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Experience
- Point72Chief Human Resources Officercurrent2026 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- PeopleTech PartnersAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
- Scott J. Beigel Memorial FundBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentNew York, United States
- Lytical VenturesStrategic Advisor2022 — 2026New York, New York, United States
- N/ANon-Compete Period2025 — 2026
- SchonfeldGlobal Head of Human Capital Management2022 — 2025New York City Metropolitan Area
- Global Atlantic Financial GroupCo-Head of Human Resources2022New York, New York, United States
- Global Atlantic Financial GroupManaging Director, Head of Total Rewards2021 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
- Global Atlantic Financial GroupSenior Vice President2013 — 2021
- Goldman SachsVice President2008 — 2013New York, New York, United States
- Goldman SachsVice President2004 — 2008New York, New York, United States
- Goldman SachsAssociate2002 — 2004New York, New York, United States
- Goldman SachsAnalyst2000 — 2002New York, New York
Skills & more
Fixed Income18Capital Markets16Derivatives9Investment Banking3Financial Modeling11Hedge Funds3Management4Structured Products1Structured Finance1Leadership3
From Dan's professional profile.
Colleagues at Point72
Andrew B. Cohen
Chief Investment Officer, Cohen Private Ventures at Point72
Becca Mitchell
Co-Head of Corporate Communications at Point72
Brooke Trahan
Chief Intelligence Officer at Point72
Charles Steinman
Analyst at OrbiMed
David Schaffer
Executive Director of QB3, Director of Bakar Labs at Berkeley Frontier
Dimitris Pagonakis
Founder at PLAN0 AI
Elena Bukowski
Global Head of Capital Development and Investor Relations at Point72
Emma Bjerregård
Manager at The Footprint Firm
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dan Lota?
- Daniel J. Lota is Point72's Global Head of Trading, overseeing the firm's trading staff, broker and counterparty relations, corporate access, and collaboration with the Compliance team. Over a 20+ year career at the firm, he has held roles including Head of Trading for U.S. and EMEA, Co-Head of U.S. Trading, and execution trader covering the consumer sector. He holds a BA in economics from Rutgers College, is a registered Chartered Market Technician, and lives in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
- Where does Dan Lota work?
- Dan Lota is Global Head of Trading at Point72.
- Where did Dan Lota go to school?
- Dan Lota studied at Bryn Mawr College (Master's degree, Mathematics); Bryn Mawr College (Bachelor's degree, Mathematics).
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