Daniel J. Schwinn is an American businessman, a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the co-founder of Shiva Corporation, and the founder and current President & CEO of Avidyne Corporation.
[1] After graduation, Schwinn launched Shiva, a global communications equipment manufacturer that grew to sales of $150M and 500 employees.
During Schwinn's tenure at Shiva, the company had the leading share in its markets and provided outstanding returns to its investors, reaching a $2.6 billion market capitalization.
[2][3] Schwinn founded Avidyne Corporation in 1995 to bring sophisticated electronic instrumentation to general aviation aircraft.
He currently flies a TBM850 and a Lake Renegade seaplane, and he is also type-rated in the Falcon 10 jet.