Where does Kari Danek work?

Kari Danek is Chief Investment Officer at Riverwalk Capital Partners.

What check size does Kari Danek write?

Kari Danek typically writes checks of $100K – $2M.

Where did Kari Danek go to school?

Kari Danek studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (MBA); University of Michigan (Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering); University of Michigan (M.S., Mechanical Engineering).

Kari Danek

Investor

Chief Investment Officer at Riverwalk Capital Partners

Chicago, Illinois

Writes $100K – $2M checks · typically $500K

About

Kari Danek is General Partner and Chief Investment Officer at Riverwalk Capital Partners. His background includes expertise in financial analysis, mergers and acquisitions valuations, product development, and data analysis. He has experience across engineering research, quality assurance, and software and hardware validation.

Experience

Riverwalk Capital PartnersGeneral Partner, Chief Investment Officercurrent2023 — present
IHT Wealth ManagementManaging Director - Corporate Strategycurrent2021 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
Life FitnessDirector Validation Engineering2018 — 2021
Life FitnessSenior Manager - Data Analytics, Compliance, and Field Performance2015 — 2018
Life FitnessSenior Staff Engineer2013 — 2015Franklin Park, IL
ExponentManaging Engineer2008 — 2013
University of MichiganGraduate Student Instructor2003 — 2008

Skills & more

Matlab8Biomechanics4Mechanical Engineering16Labview3Simulations2Engineering14Robotics6Simulink1Signal ProcessingProgrammingMathematicaData Analysis2

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SolidworksMathCADDesign of ExperimentsModelingSensorsLabVIEWResearch

From Kari's professional profile.

Colleagues at Riverwalk Capital Partners

Brian Jacobsen

Senior Advisor at Riverwalk Capital Partners

Chris Bisaillon

CMO & Client Relations at Riverwalk Capital Partners

Colin Cheaney

Vice President at Riverwalk Capital Partners

Corianne Leyton

Partner at Riverwalk Capital Partners

Matt Hilding

Partner at Riverwalk Capital Partners

Nate Hilding

Partner at Riverwalk Capital Partners

Steven Dudash

CEO & Investment Committee Chairman at Riverwalk Capital Partners

Will McNulty

Associate at Riverwalk Capital Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Kari Danek?: Kari Danek is General Partner and Chief Investment Officer at Riverwalk Capital Partners. His background includes expertise in financial analysis, mergers and acquisitions valuations, product development, and data analysis. He has experience across engineering research, quality assurance, and software and hardware validation.
Where does Kari Danek work?: Kari Danek is Chief Investment Officer at Riverwalk Capital Partners.
What check size does Kari Danek write?: Kari Danek typically writes checks of $100K – $2M.
Where did Kari Danek go to school?: Kari Danek studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (MBA); University of Michigan (Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering); University of Michigan (M.S., Mechanical Engineering).

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