Drew McKnight

Investor

Co-Chief Executive Officer & Managing Partner at Fortress Investment Group

Dallas

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About

Drew McKnight is Co-Chief Executive Officer and a Managing Partner at Fortress Investment Group, which he joined in February 2005, and serves on the firm's Board of Directors and Leadership Committee. Before Fortress, he traded high yield and convertible bonds, bank debt, derivatives, and equities at Fir Tree Partners, and earlier worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in Leveraged Finance and distressed bank debt trading. He holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Virginia.

Co-Chief Executive Officer & Managing Partner at Fortress Investment Group

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Experience

Fortress Investment GroupCo-Chief Executive Officercurrent2023 — presentDallas, Texas, United States
Fortress Investment GroupManaging Partnercurrent2018 — present
MP MaterialsBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
Fortress Investment GroupManaging Director
Fortress Value Acquisition Corp.Board Member2020

Colleagues at Fortress Investment Group

Aaron Blanchette

Global Co-Head of Corporate Credit at Fortress Investment Group

Ahsan Aijaz

Global Head of Net Lease at Fortress Investment Group

Akio Yamashita

Co-Head of Asia, Co-Head of Japan Real Estate at Fortress Investment Group

Alex Gillette

Global Co-Head of Corporate Strategy at Fortress Investment Group

Andrew Walsh

Chief Compliance Officer at Fortress Investment Group

Andy Frank

Global Head of Origination at Fortress Investment Group

Assunta Gaglione-Austin

Chief Information and Technology Officer at Fortress Investment Group

Bob Warden

Global Co-Head of Private Equity at Fortress Investment Group

Frequently asked questions

Who is Drew McKnight?: Drew McKnight is Co-Chief Executive Officer and a Managing Partner at Fortress Investment Group, which he joined in February 2005, and serves on the firm's Board of Directors and Leadership Committee. Before Fortress, he traded high yield and convertible bonds, bank debt, derivatives, and equities at Fir Tree Partners, and earlier worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in Leveraged Finance and distressed bank debt trading. He holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Virginia.
Where does Drew McKnight work?: Drew McKnight is Co-Chief Executive Officer & Managing Partner at Fortress Investment Group.