Daniel Pianko

Daniel Shlomo Pianko is the founder of University Ventures Funds Management LLC, founded in 2011, where the title held is Managing Director.
Mr. Pianko is the founder of Achieve Partners Management LLC, founded in 2020, where the title held is Managing Director.
Current jobs include Chairman at American Public Education, Inc. starting in 2025; Director at Altius Education, Inc.; Director at Ponce Health Sciences University; Director at Synergis Education, Inc.; Director at Galvanize, Inc.; Director at Yellowbrick Learning, Inc.; Director at RO Health LLC; Director at Tiber Health, Public Benefit Corp.; Director at Impact Capital Managers, Inc.; Trustee at Harlem Village Academies; and Trustee at African Leadership University Ltd. Former jobs include Director at New University Holdings Corp.
from 2010 to 2011; Director-Finance at LearnNow, Inc. from 2000 to 2002; Director at UNOW, Inc.; Principal at Knowledge Investment Partners Education Co. LLC; Investment Banking Analyst at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC from 1998 to 2000; Principal at SBP CAPITAL CORP in 2006; and Chief of Staff at The School District of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania).
Education includes an undergraduate degree from The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York conferred in 1998, and graduate degrees including an MBA from Stanford University conferred in 2004.