Pete Koziol
InvestorCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Dauntless Ventures
Menlo Park, California, United States
About
A former Navy nuclear engineer with a finance career including roles at Goldman Sachs Growth, Senior Analyst at Passport Capital, and PM and General Partner at Bienville. He is a graduate of the US Naval Academy and Stanford GSB.
Experience
- Dauntless VenturesCo-founder & General Partnercurrent2024 — presentUnited States
- The Hoover Institution, Stanford UniversityHoover Veteran Fellow, Inaugural Classcurrent2021 — presentStanford, California, United States
- Council on Foreign RelationsTerm Membercurrent2015 — presentNew York
- Bienville Capital ManagementGP2018 — 2024San Francisco / New York
- Passport Capital, LLCInvestment Analyst2015 — 2018San Francisco
- Goldman SachsAssociate- GS Growth Equity2013 — 2015New York
- Stanford UniversityTeaching Assistant to Keith Hennessey2013 — 2014Stanford, CA
- United States NavyFlag Aide2010 — 2012Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- United States NavyNuclear Submarine Officer2008 — 2010San Diego, CA
- United States Department of DefenseOSD Policy2004Washington, DC
Skills & more
Strategy1Fundamental Analysis1Trading1Financial Modeling1Investments1Military
- Series 63 — FINRA
- Series 7 — FINRA
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Pete Koziol?
- A former Navy nuclear engineer with a finance career including roles at Goldman Sachs Growth, Senior Analyst at Passport Capital, and PM and General Partner at Bienville. He is a graduate of the US Naval Academy and Stanford GSB.
- Where does Pete Koziol work?
- Pete Koziol is Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Dauntless Ventures.
- Where did Pete Koziol go to school?
- Pete Koziol studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA), General Management); Georgetown University (M.A., International Relations); United States Naval Academy (BS, with Distinction (Highest Honors)).
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