Daniel Leger

Daniel Leger is Senior Managing Director, Head of Investor Relations and Marketing at Metropolitan Partners Group. Prior to joining Metropolitan, he was Managing Director, Head of Marketing and Investor Relations at MGG Investment Group, a $6.3 billion private lending firm in New York. Over his 23-year career, he has held senior asset raising roles at Akre Capital Management in Virginia, a $15B private partnership and mutual fund management company; Geosphere Capital, a $1.4 billion hedge fund; and Steel Partners, a $5 billion global activist manager. Daniel began his career in asset management at BRI Partners, a venture capital firm and joint venture with Mesirow Financial that seeded hedge funds, helping grow their collective assets to $5 billion. Prior to entering the asset management business, he spent several years in academia and received a Ph.D. in political philosophy and international relations from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. Daniel received his BA from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.