San Diego Social Venture Partners

Dan Wimsatt

Dan Wimsatt is the founder and Chief investment Officer at aAd Capital, founded in 2005. aAd Capital focuses on small-capitalization contrarian investments. Mr. Wimsatt is responsible for all investment and operating decisions at the firm. He is fifty-one years old and has over twenty-six years of investment experience.

Prior to aAd Capital, Mr. Wimsatt was a co-founder and Member of the Management Board at Bricoleur Capital LLC, an investment management firm specializing in long-short equity strategies. He established the firm with $1.4 million in 1993 and was responsible for all aspects through 1997. With assets of approximately $270 million, Bricoleur sold a 50% equity interest to Asset Alliance Corporation in 1998. Mr. Wimsatt retired from the firm in 2003 with assets reaching approximately $1.0 billion.

Prior to Bricoleur, Mr. Wimsatt was employed in several capacities with Wall Street Associates, a small-capitalization growth investment management firm. In addition, Mr. Wimsatt spent five years in equity sales at Goldman Sachs & Co. and served three years as a consultant with Accenture.

A native of Minnesota, Mr. Wimsatt graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in Economics from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, and received an MBA from Stanford University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Mr. Wimsatt is an active member of San Diego Social Venture Partners and serves on the Endowment Board at St. Olaf College.

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Social Venture Partners in the News

San Diego Social Venture Partners: Building a better community
Rancho Santa Fe Review
Dec 29, 2011

Philanthropists to be honored Tuesday
The San Diego Union-Tribune
Oct 30, 2011

Business Skills Take Nonprofits to Next Level
San Diego Business Journal
Oct 24, 2011

SDSVP Annual Report 2011

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