Drew McKnight

Drew McKnight is a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Financial Sector Advisory Council.

McKnight is co-chief executive officer and a managing partner of Fortress Investment Group. He serves on Fortress’ board of directors and leadership committee, and he is a member of several investment committees.

Prior to joining Fortress in February 2005, McKnight worked at Fir Tree Partners, where he was responsible for analyzing and trading high-yield and convertible bonds, bank debt, derivatives and equities for the value-based hedge fund. Prior to Fir Tree, McKnight worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in leveraged finance and the distressed bank debt trading group.

McKnight serves on the American Enterprise Institute’s board of trustees and the Hoover Institution’s board of overseers. He also is a member of advisory boards for The University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business Alternative Asset Management Center and UT Southwestern Medical Center. In addition, McKnight is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

McKnight received a B.A. in economics from the University of Virginia.