Daniel Zwirn is Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer at Arena Investors. Prior to this role, he established a number of specialty finance companies including Applied Data Finance, a consumer finance company; Lantern Endowment Partners, an investment fund; North Mill Capital, an asset-based lender; and North Mill Equipment, an equipment lessor. Zwirn also founded and managed the business of D. B. Zwirn & Co., a $6 billion alternative investment firm.