Damien Dwin

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Damien Dwin

Damien Dwin is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lafayette Square.

Previously, Damien served as Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Brightwood Capital Advisors from its founding in 2010 to October 2020.  

Damien began his career as a trader with Goldman Sachs, New York & London, there earning the Michael P. Mortara Award for Innovation. At Credit Suisse, he was the Co-Founder and Head of the North American Special Opportunities business until 2010. Damien also served on the Vice President Selection Committee and led the Fixed Income Division Credit Training Program.  

He is an active thought leader on place-based investing, mass incarceration, and the use of capitalism for good. He has written for Financial Times, Entrepreneur, and Inc.com.  

Damien currently serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees for Vera Institute of Justice. He also serves on the non-profit boards of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Studio Museum in Harlem, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Woodberry Forest School, and Boys’ Club of New York. He is also a Council Member of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. 

Damien received a B.S./B.A. from Georgetown University where he served two terms on the Board of Regents. 

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Damien Dwin
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
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Chief Risk Officer
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Chief People Officer
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Renée Beaumont
Chief Operating Officer
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General Counsel
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General Counsel
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Director
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Director
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Vice President
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Vice President
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Vice President
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Our board is comprised of leaders across the industry dedicated to making the Lafayette Square vision, a reality.

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