Dan Schwartz
| Dan Schwartz | |
|---|---|
| 21st Treasurer of Nevada | |
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Assumed office January 5, 2015 |
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| Governor | Brian Sandoval |
| Preceded by | Kate Marshall |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Daniel Mark Schwartz July 28, 1950 Chicago, Illinois U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Yanan Ding |
| Children | 2 |
| Education |
Princeton University (BA) Boston University (JD) Columbia University (MBA) |
| Website | Government website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1972–1974 |
| Rank | Specialist 4th Class |
Daniel Mark Schwartz (born July 28, 1950) is the current Nevada State Treasurer, serving since January 2015. An international businessman, attorney, and Republican, Schwartz defeated his Democratic opponent, former Nevada State Controller Kim Wallin, in 2014.
Schwartz was born on July 28, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Francine (née Abrahams) and Jim Schwartz. His grandfather was a rabbi and his father was an early Holiday Inn owner. He has one brother, Stephen, and one sister, Marian. Schwartz attended Oak Park and River High School where he graduated in the "top 20" of his 800-member class and was president of his senior class. Schwartz attended Princeton University and graduated with a degree from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. In his junior year, Schwartz studied at the Instituts d'études politiques in Paris, France, where he was awarded a Certificat d'Etudes Politiques.
After graduation, Schwartz enlisted in the United States Army in September 1972, where he rose to the rank of Specialist 4th Class and served on a Pershing Missile base in West Germany from January 1973 to September 1974. He was honorably discharged.
Schwartz began his financial career in private placements at First City National Bank of Houston in 1978. The bank, which became First City Bancorporation of Texas, Inc. was the largest bank in Texas during the 1970s. In 1982, he briefly worked in corporate finance at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods in New York, New York before going on to work for Daiwa Capital Markets, where he started their mergers and acquisitions department and was a member of the team that underwrote the first Euroyen bond for an overseas company - Sears. He then joined Becker Paribas Inc., where he was part of the group which started Paribas Merchant Banking Group in 1985.
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