Daniel P. Fowler
Principal and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Fowler serves as Chief Executive Officer of Connaught Real Estate Finance. Mr. Fowler is in charge of the oversight and management of the company’s operations including strategy, investor relations, legal and finance.
In 2004, with Mr. Sean Conlon as his partner, Mr. Fowler acquired Near North National Title (“Near North”). Near North is a national real estate title company, established in 1988 that handles over $4 billon in real estate transactions annually. The senior executives of Near North have over 50 years of collective service at the company. These executives manage the day to day functions of the business.
Prior to 2004, Mr. Fowler was the President of a Chicago development company focused on urban residential properties. Mr. Fowler was also a corporate attorney at Winston & Strawn focused on private equity and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Fowler graduated from Indiana University with honors, receiving his B.S. in Finance in 1992. He received a J.D., magna cum laude, from Indiana University Law School in 1994, where he was an associate editor of the Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif.
Mr. Fowler serves as a real estate industry delegate on the Chicago Federal Reserve Industrial Roundtable (“CFRIR”). The CFRIR provides vital input to the Federal Reserve’s economic Beige Book. Mr. Fowler was a past President and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago (“HBAGC”), the local chapter of the National Homebuilders Association (“NAHB”). Mr. Fowler previously chaired HBAGC’s influential Government Affairs Committee. |
