Drew McKnight
InvestorCo-Chief Executive Officer & Managing Partner at Fortress Investment Group
Dallas
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.
Experience
- Fortress Investment GroupCo-Chief Executive Officercurrent2023 β presentDallas, Texas, United States
- Fortress Investment GroupManaging Partnercurrent2018 β present
- MP MaterialsBoard Membercurrent2020 β 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.
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