Daniel Jinich is a Managing Partner at ACON Investments. Prior to joining ACON in 2000, Mr. Jinich was a senior investment professional with Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst, based in Dallas. Prior to Hicks Muse, Mr. Jinich was an operating executive at a diversified industrial conglomerate based in Mexico City, and prior to that he worked for the Merchant Banking Group at Bankers Trust Company in New York City. Mr. Jinich serves on the Board of Directors of BioMatrix and IWP (Chairman), each ACON fund portfolio companies. He previously served on the board of Impremedia, Magic Media, Peter Piper, Radiovisa and RMH Franchise Investments among other prior ACON fund/investment vehicle portfolio companies. In addition, Mr. Jinich served on the Board of Directors of ACON S2 Acquisition, a strategic sustainability-focused special purpose acquisition company that was publicly traded (NASDAQ: STWOU) prior to completing a business combination with ESS Inc. (NYSE: GWH). He is a Member of the YPO Gold (U.S. Capital Chapter).
Mr. Jinich received a B.A., cum laude, in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.
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