Dean Dakolias

Senior Advisor

Dean is the Co-Chairman and a Managing Partner of Fortress Investment Group and previously served as Co-CIO for all Fortress’ Credit Funds. Prior to joining Fortress, Dean was a co-founder and Managing Director of American Commercial Capital LLC (a specialty finance company) and Coronado Advisors (an SEC registered broker dealer), both of which were sold to Wells Fargo & Co. in 2001. Dean serves on the Board of Trustees for Columbia University, the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and the Millbrook School. Dean is also a co-founder and member of the Executive Committee of The Hellenic Initiative, as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Dean received a B.S. in Physics from Columbia University. Dean leverages his decades of wisdom and experience in building investment firms for Fifth Down’s benefit, in addition to providing strategic guidance and support to core Fifth Down holdings.

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Senior Advisors and Operating Partners are non-control advisors. These individuals are not employees of Fifth Down Cap LLC (“FDC”) or any of the funds or SPVs managed by FDC or its affiliate, Fifth Down Capital Partners, LLC (together with FDC, “Fifth Down”). Certain of the Senior Advisors and Operating Partners are engaged by FDC to provide consulting services. Consultants may be compensated with fees for such services. Additionally, Senior Advisors and Operating Partners may receive incentive unit grants in FDC and grants of carried interest in funds or vehicles managed by Fifth Down. Further, Senior Advisors and Operating Partners may be investors, directly or indirectly, in FDC, Fifth Down funds or vehicles, and/or existing and prospective portfolio companies and may receive fee breaks in connection with such investments.