James Dinan


Mr. Dinan founded York Capital Management in September 1991 and is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Firm and Chair of York’s Executive Committee. Prior to founding the Firm, Mr. Dinan was a General Partner at Kellner DiLeo & Co. and served as a member of the investment banking group at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc.

Mr. Dinan graduated with a BS in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and received his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1985. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Museum of the City of New York, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Hospital for Special Surgery, the Board of Directors of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Harvard Business School’s Board of Dean’s Advisors, the Board of Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania and The Wharton Board of Overseers at the University of Pennsylvania.