Mr. Dean Dakolias is the Co-Chairman of Fortress, serves as Managing Partner, and is on Fortress’s Management and Operating Committees.

Fortress Credit Funds is a global business investing in a broad array of asset classes. The Firm manages over $50 billion in assets.

Mr. Dakolias also serves on the Board of Trustees and as Treasurer for the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and is a co-founder of The Hellenic Initiative. Mr. Dakolias serves as a trustee at Columbia and on the Board of Visitors for the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Athletic Leadership Committee.

Prior to joining Fortress in 2001, Mr. Dakolias was a Managing Director, Chief Credit Officer and co-founder of American Commercial Capital LLC (a specialty finance company) and Coronado Advisors (an SEC registered broker dealer), both of which were sold to Wells Fargo & Co. in 2001. Mr. Dakolias was previously a director at RER Financial Group where he was responsible for the firm's acquisition efforts as a principal and as a provider of third party due diligence and asset management.

Mr. Dakolias serves on the Board of Trustees for Columbia University, the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, and the Millbrook School. Mr. Dakolias is also a co-founder and member of the Executive Committee of The Hellenic Initiative, as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Mr. Dakolias received a B.S. in Physics from Columbia University.