Dan Rudgers

Dan Rudgers is a Senior Managing Director at Stonington Capital Advisors where he brings 20 years of experience in fundraising and fund advisory services for a wide array of alternative investment products. He has been involved in raising capital from institutional investors including public and private pensions, endowments & foundations, Funds of Funds and family offices. His clients have included managers focused on buyouts, venture-capital, distressed and credit opportunities, energy, mezzanine, cleantech, PE secondaries and PE co-investments.

Prior to joining Stonington Mr. Rudgers was a Principal and Head of Northeast distribution for First Avenue Partners, a leading global alternative investment placement agent. In this role he supported all aspects of the business including origination, distribution and project management in all relevant sectors globally, including private equity, private credit and real assets (including infrastructure and mining).

Before that he spent eight years at Lazard Frères & Co.’s Private Fund Advisory Group as a Managing Director focused on distribution of alternatives in the Northeastern US and Canada. In this role he was responsible for raising approximately $2.5 billion for funds focused on buyouts, venture-capital, distressed and credit opportunities.

Prior to Lazard, Mr. Rudgers was a Senior Vice President in the Private Fund Marketing Group at Lehman Brothers. In that role he raised approximately $1 billion from new investors for funds focused on buyouts, venture capital, energy, mezzanine, cleantech, PE secondaries, PE co-investments and credit opportunities.

Mr. Rudgers is a graduate of Niagara University and holds FINRA Series 7, 24 and 63 licenses through Stonington Drive Securities LLC.