Dan Kubes
Partner
Dan has more than 25 years of experience working on private equity transactions. As a founder of Summit Avenue Partners, Dan co-manages operations and leads sourcing activities of the firm. Dan co-chairs Summit Avenue’s investment committee and serves on the Board of Directors for each of the firm's portfolio companies. Prior to Summit Avenue, Dan was a principal at Wayzata Investment Partners, a partner at Shoreview Industries and a managing director at Piper Jaffray focused on private company LBOs in the industrials practice. Dan is a CPA (inactive) and began his career at Arthur Anderson after earning a bachelor’s degree in accounting (Summa Cum Laude) from the University of St. Thomas.
Chris Keenan
Partner
Chris has more than 20 years of industry experience in investment banking, equity and credit investing, and private equity portfolio management. Chris co-manages Summit Avenue’s operations and co-leads the firm’s investment committee, as well as serving on the Boards of Directors for each of the firm’s portfolio companies. Prior to Summit Avenue, Chris was a principal with Wayzata Investment Partners, where he was responsible for sourcing, executing and managing numerous private equity investments and distressed and stressed credit investments. He previously was an analyst for the distressed/high yield group at Citadel Investment Group and an investment banking analyst with Banc of America Securities in San Francisco. Chris graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in economics from Harvard University.