Damien Dwin

Founder & CEO at Lafayette Square

Panelist

Damien Dwin is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lafayette Square, a private credit firm lending capital to growing middle market companies in working-class places.

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. 

Damien 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, and Boys’ Club of New York and Vera Institute of Justice.  He is a Council Member of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Damien received a B.S./B.A. from Georgetown University.