Daniel Och's Biography

Daniel Och is the founder of the Och-Ziff Capital Management Group ("Och‑Ziff"). Mr. Och serves as Och-Ziff's Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC ("OZM") and the Partner Management Committee. Prior to founding Och‑Ziff in 1994, Mr. Och spent eleven years at Goldman, Sachs & Co.

He began his career in the Risk Arbitrage Department and later responsibilities included Head of Proprietary Trading in the Equities Division and Co‑Head of U.S. Equities Trading. Mr. Och holds a B.S. in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Board of the American Jewish Committee, a member of the Board of the Robin Hood Foundation, a member of the Board of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, a Trustee of the University of Pennsylvania and a Trustee of New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Mr. Och served as the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Birthright Israel Foundation from 2008–2013.

His leadership significantly contributed to the tremendous growth and success of the organization. Mr. Och lives in Westchester, NY with his wife Jane and their three children.