Mark Daniel is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of Philip Equities, responsible for firm strategy and all non-investment functions.
Mr. Daniel co-founded DIGITAL with Steven A. Cohen, a private investment platform focused on disruptive technologies across the consumer, sports, gaming, and entertainment sectors, which he led for five years. Prior to DIGITAL, Mr. Daniel received the Thiel Fellowship, a recognition awarded annually to 20 young entrepreneurs globally, and co-founded The Human Development Company, a software company focused on augmenting human performance, which was backed by Khosla Ventures. Mr. Daniel was an early investor in numerous companies that achieved multi-billion-dollar valuations.
Mr. Daniel serves on the board of Mythos Studios, the next-generation film studio founded by David Maisel, founder of Marvel Studios. He also serves on the board of the Stanford Research Initiative on Long-Term Investing, a research program dedicated to long-term institutional investors.
In 2015, Mr. Daniel was recognized on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Consumer Technology. Mr. Daniel attended Babson College before departing to accept the Thiel Fellowship.