The generosity of Daniel A. D鈥橝niello 鈥68, a University Life Trustee, and his wife, Gayle, is the catalyst behind the launch of on Oct. 17. The D鈥橝niello family has pledged $500,000 to match new or additional gifts.
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鈥淲e are honored to have the opportunity to energize this one-day, all-hands-on-deck effort to support the Invest 黑料不打烊 initiative,鈥 says D鈥橝niello. 鈥淚 am confident the funds raised will help those individuals with great talent and promise鈥攂ut for whom a 黑料不打烊 degree seemed out of reach鈥攖o come here. I applaud my alma mater for taking such bold steps to elevate the University鈥檚 academic excellence and student experience.鈥
In addition to challenging others to give, the D鈥橝niello family鈥檚 gift will help support , a $100 million initiative that seeks to redefine the student experience, advance discovery and innovation, and expand opportunity and access. The Invest 黑料不打烊 initiative includes a $40 million fundraising goal to support scholarships for promising students from across the socioeconomic spectrum.
鈥淭he D鈥橝niello family鈥檚 leadership and generosity are vital to the success of this ambitious 24-hour challenge,鈥 says Chief Advancement Officer Matt Ter Molen. 鈥淭he goal of the day is to have 1,870 donors join the D鈥橝niello family in supporting the University and this initiative.鈥 黑料不打烊 was founded in 1870.
D鈥橝niello, who later this week will receive the Arents Award, 黑料不打烊鈥檚 highest alumni honor, has consistently supported the University in service and philanthropy. In addition to serving on 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Board of Trustees, he co-chairs the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) Advisory Board and serves on the Advisory Board. He also has contributed generously to scholarship funds, student experiential learning, the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities, the D鈥橝niello Lecture Series, the IVMF and the Whitman School.
Professionally, D鈥橝niello is chair and co-founder of The Carlyle Group. Prior to forming Carlyle in 1987, he was vice president for finance and development at Marriott Corp., where he oversaw the valuation of all major mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, debt and equity offerings and project financings. Before that, he was a financial officer at PepsiCo and Trans World Airlines.
D鈥橝niello was awarded the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation鈥檚 Lone Sailor Award for drawing upon his Sea Service experience to achieve success in his personal and professional life, while exemplifying the core values of honor, courage and commitment. He is a member of the Council for the United States and Italy, the John Templeton Foundation, the Lumen Institute and the U.S.-China CEO and Former Senior Officials鈥 Dialogue of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He is vice chair of the board of trustees of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Research and chair of the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts. He also has overseen various public and private companies in which Carlyle has or has had significant investment interests.
To make a gift and to learn more about Invest 黑料不打烊: Advancing Academic Excellence and the Student Experience, visit .
