Dan Abbate

About Dan Abbate

Dan Abbate is an entrepreneur, thought leader, and investor with a career-long focus in business process optimization and automation using advanced technology, organizational development, and continuous improvement. Dan has a heavy transaction background including startup financing, mergers and acquisitions, and turnarounds. As an investor, Dan’s focus is on capital preservation, fixed-income and cash flow through a variety of investment vehicles in operating companies, real estate and other alternative investments. In the late \'90s, while he was still in college, Dan started an internet company which serviced and eventually sold to Wall Street-funded.coms. Between the years of 2003 and 2013, he started/developed or acquired/improved and sold eight companies serving various markets and industries with a market value of over and were funded using private and public capital markets. He has experience in both B2B and B2C companies and enjoys advising and leading high-level operational initiatives, including infrastructure design, process re/engineering, and reorganization to deliver extraordinary results in growth, revenue, operational performance, and profitability. From 2013 onward Dan has focused on growing his personal knowledge base to scale his unique value-driving skills and experience as a silent and lead investor and advisor to a number of companies. This dedication and focus has placed Dan in a unique leadership position in the cross-section of technology, finance, and investing.Dan holds a Master\'s degree in Finance from Harvard University, is a candidate for a Master’s in Philosophy from the University of Edinburgh, holds a Bachelor\'s degree from DePaul University in Philosophy and Business, has studied Operations and Financial performance at The Wharton School and Math and Physics at the University of New Mexico, presented his prophetic talk “How Not To Be Replaced By A Robot” at TedXBoca, and is a lead mentor as part of Harvard Alumni\'s Entrepreneur-in-Residence program.

Experience

1. Founder CEO

   Clotine Capital

   Jan 2021 — Present

Education

• Harvard University

  Master of Liberal Arts, Harvard University Extension School, Finance

  2019 — 2021

• DePaul University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Philosophy and Business

  1996 — 2016

• The Wharton School

  Elevating Finance and Operations: EO@Wharton

  2017 — 2017

• The University of New Mexico

  Math and Physics

  2002 — 2004

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Entrepreneurship Masters Program @ MIT Endicott House, Business Administration, Management and Operations

  2018 — 2021

• Harvard Business School Online

  Other; CORe Credential of Readiness

  2019 — 2019

Skills

• Social Networking
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Marketing Strategy
• Social Media
• Management
• Entertainment
• Marketing
• Business Strategy
• Entrepreneurship
• Strategic Planning
• Business Process Efficiency
• Automation
• Operational Efficiency
• Public Speaking
• Sales
• Leadership
• Business Development
• Business Efficiency
• Start-Ups