Board of Trustees

Mr. Daniel H. Mudd

Finance and Investment
Committee

Daniel H. Mudd is Chief Executive Officer of Fortress Investment Group LLC.  He has served in the role since his appointment in August 2009 and has been a member of the Board of Directors since February 2007. Fortress is a leading, diversified global asset manager with over $40 billion of private equity, hedge fund and fixed income assets under management.

Mr. Mudd has served in positions of leadership for some of the world’s largest financial institutions. Prior to joining Fortress in August 2009, Mr. Mudd served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Fannie Mae, where he also served as the Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer from 2000 to 2005. Previously, Mr. Mudd served as President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Capital, Asia Pacific and Japan. During his career at GE Capital, Mr. Mudd also held a number of management roles in Business Development, International Financing and European Fleet Services. Prior to his tenure at GE Capital, Mr. Mudd held positions in management consulting and financial services with Xerox Corporation, Ayers Whitmore and Company, and the World Bank.

Mr. Mudd holds a B.A. in American History from the University of Virginia. Upon graduating from the University, Mr. Mudd completed Officer Candidate School and was commissioned an officer in the United States Marine Corps. He ultimately attained the rank of Captain and was decorated for combat service in Beirut, Lebanon. Mr. Mudd left the Marine Corps after a tour in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. He received a Masters degree from the John F. Kennedy School at Harvard University in 1986. In 1989, Mr. Mudd was awarded a Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship to work with the German government during the reunification of East and West Germany.

Mr. Mudd serves on the boards of Hampton University and the Marine Corps University Foundation. He previously served as an advisor to Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and on the boards of Ryder, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, the National Building Museum, the Council on Foreign Relations, Sidwell Friends School and on the Board of Managers of the University of Virginia.