NEW YORK, NY –
The Hellenic-American Bankers Association (HABA) hosts its 2026 Executive of the Year Award Dinner honoring Dean Dakolias, former Co-Chairman of Fortress Investment Group, on Wednesday, May 13, at 6pm, at the Union League Club in New York City.
Admission is by prepaid reservation only. Register online:https://tinyurl.com/yhj4hw9u
Dean Dakolias is a former Co-Chairman of Fortress Investment Group and previously served as Co-CIO for all Fortress’ Credit Funds. Prior to his nearly 25 years at Fortress, Dakolias 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.
Dakolias serves on the Board of Trustees and as Treasurer for the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Founded in 1881, it is the largest and oldest research center providing graduate students and scholars from affiliated North American academic institutions a base for the advance study of all aspects of Greek Culture, from antiquity to present day. Dakolias also serves as a Board Member of Endeavor Greece which invests in the economic renewal of Greece through entrepreneurship and economic development. A specific focus for Dakolias is the plight of refugees arriving in Greece, particularly unaccompanied minors, women at-risk and survivors of torture. He supports organizations like METAdrasi that have established a comprehensive client-centric paradigm for resettlement through public and private partnerships. Dakolias is also a co-founder and member of the Executive Committee of The Hellenic Initiative and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Dakolias received a B.S. in Physics from Columbia University and was a member of the Columbia Lightweight Crew team for 4 years. He currently also serves on the Board of Visitors for the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Athletic Leadership Committee.
More information is available online: https://haba.org/.
