About Dan Lufkin

Dan Wende Lufkin graduated from Yale University and then in 1957 obtained a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

D.W. Lufkin's career in finance spans more than 50 years and has propelled him to the level of legend on Wall Street. The Wall Street Journal included him among the 100 greatest entrepreneurs of the twentieth century, and John Byrne (Business Week, Forbes), in his recent publication "25 Entrepreneurs Who Changed Business As We Knew It", names him among the 25 as the only representative in the field of finance (as the founder of the investment bank Donaldson Lufkin Jenrette) – along with Bill Gates (Microsoft). Steve Jobs (Apple), Jeff Bezos (Amazon), Larry Page Sergey Brin (Google), Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook), etc.

Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette ("DLJ"), founded by D.W. Lufkin along with his Yale roommate (Donaldson) and his Harvard roommate (Jenrette), was the first Wall Street entity to make its shares available to the general public through listing, which produced a major change in the way Wall Street firms operated, thus allowing them to expand worldwide. DLJ became one of the largest investment banks on Wall Street and was taken over by Credit Suisse in November 2000 for about $11.5 billion.

In addition to a reputation for a high level of professionalism, DLJ has earned a reputation as a true talent "incubator" – a place where extraordinary employees find the right mentors to reach their true potential.

Between 1969 and 1971, D.W. Lufkin was one of the youngest governors of the New York Stock Exchange.

In addition to his career in the financial field, D.W. Lufkin has also dedicated himself to environmental protection. Thus, D.W. Lufkin worked for a large number of years as a "public servant" in the field of environmental protection (where he participated in the drafting of Connecticut legislation in this area). During this period, D.W. Lufkin was one of the founders of "Earth Day".

D.W. Lufkin is currently a member of the Board of Directors of numerous companies and non-profit entities in the United States.