Insights on investing and geopolitics from the 44th Vice President of the United States and Chairman of Cerberus Global Investments Dan Quayle

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Today’s show was recorded live from AltsLA 2023 in partnership with CAIA. CAIA is the leading global professional body dedicated to alternative investment credential programs.

On this episode, we speak with the 44th Vice President of the United States Dan Quayle, the Chairman of Cerberus Global Investments.

We discussed the intersection of politics, private equity, people, and patience:

• The current state of private markets.
• How geopolitics plays an important role in investing.
• The impact of social media on financial markets.
• How Cerberus grew into the firm it is today.
• The power of patience in investing.

Vice President Quayle is Chairman of Cerberus Global Investments and a member of the Firm’s senior leadership team, joining when the firm was $14B in AUM and playing a role in overseeing its growth to over $60B AUM.

Prior to joining Cerberus in 1999, he served as the 44th Vice President of the United States of America to President George H. W. Bush from 1989 through 1993. In 1976, Vice President Quayle was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and re-elected in 1978.

In 1980, he was elected to the U.S. Senate and was the youngest Senator from Indiana. He was re-elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986.

Following his vice presidency, Vice President Quayle authored three books, including Standing Firm: A Vice-Presidential Memoir, which was on The New York Times’ Best Seller List.

He was a distinguished visiting professor at Arizona State University ’s Thunderbird School of Global Management for two years. He was also active for many years on the lecture circuit in the United States and internationally.

Thanks Vice President Quayle for coming on the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast to share your views and knowledge.