Mark Dalton (businessman)

Mark Dalton is an American chief executive and philanthropist. He serves the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Tudor Investment Corporation.^[1][2][3]

Early life

Mark Dalton grew up in Detroit, Michigan, and Dayton, Ohio.^[4][5] He graduated from Denison University in 1972 and received a JD from Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1975.^{[1][2][3][6][7]}

Business career

Dalton worked as an attorney for Sullivan & Cromwell in New York City, then served as the Chief Financial Officer for Kidder, Peabody & Co. from 1979 to 1988.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]} In 1988, he joined the Tudor Investment Corporation, and he currently serves as its co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.^[3][5][7] Dalton is also the Chief Executive Officer of Second Management LLC and the sole General partner at D.F. Partners.^[2]

Dalton serves on the Boards of Directors of Progenics Pharmaceuticals and the Cathay Investment Fund.^[5][7] He is a member of Advisory Board at Shah Capital Partners.^[2]

Philanthropy

Dalton served as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Denison University from 2003 to 2009.^[1][7][8] In June 2011, he became the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Vanderbilt University.^[1][6]

Dalton serves as Chairman of the Sheridan Arts Foundation in Telluride, Colorado.^[7][8] He is also a member of the board of directors of the Telluride Foundation and the Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis.^[7] Additionally, he is a Board Member of America's Foundation for Chess.^[3] Additionally, together with his wife, he has donated more than US$20,000 to the American Hospital of Paris in Neuilly-sur-Seine.^[9]

Personal life

He is married to Susan Dalton, a philanthropist.^[8] They have three sons: Erik, Kurt and Chris.^[8]

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