Managing Director, MGG Investment Group
Mr. Leger is Managing Director at MGG Investment Group based in New York City. Prior to joining MGG, Daniel was Head of Strategic Planning and Client Services at Akre Capital Management, a $14 billion private partnership and mutual fund company. Previously, he worked as Managing Director at Geosphere Capital, a $1.4 billion hedge fund and, in a similar capacity, at Steel Partners, a $5 billion global activist manager. Mr. Leger began his career in asset management at BRI Partners, a venture capital firm and joint venture with Mesirow Financial, that seeded hedge funds, helping grow their collective assets to in excess of $5 billion. Prior to entering the investment business, Daniel spent several years in academia and holds a doctorate in political philosophy and international relations from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana