[1][2][3][4] He is the cofounder and chairman of the Carlyle Group, a private equity firm headquartered in Washington, D.C.[3] D'Aniello grew up in an Italian-American family[5] in Butler, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Butler Senior High School.
[2] He graduated from Syracuse University magna cum laude in 1968, where he was a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, an honor society for business students and scholars.
[1][2][4] Following his graduation from Syracuse University, he enlisted in the United States Navy where he served as a supply officer aboard the USS Wasp (CVS18) until 1971.
[1][2][3][4] He was responsible for the valuation of major mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, debt and equity offerings, and project financings.
[11] Daniel and Gayle D'Aniello have donated over $50 million to Syracuse University in support of the construction and endowment of the Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello Building, the National Veterans Resource Center (NVRC), and the Institute for Veterans and Military Families.