The Corporation of Brown University

Daniel O’Keefe, a Class of 1997 Brown graduate, serves as commissioner of economic development and chief innovation officer for the State of Connecticut. He has been a member of Governor Ned Lamont’s cabinet since 2023. Prior to public service, O’Keefe was a technology investor for 25 years, most recently as a managing partner of Apax Partners and a general partner of TCV, both global investment firms. O’Keefe serves on a number of civic and nonprofit boards, including the Board of Trustees at the University of Connecticut and the Board of Regents of Connecticut’s State Colleges and Universities. O'Keefe is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations and holds a Fellowship with the Foreign Policy Association. O’Keefe holds a bachelor’s degree from Brown and an MBA with high distinction from Harvard Business School, where he served as president of its alumni board. For Brown, he has served as class president, as a board member and treasurer of the Brown Alumni Association, and on the President’s Leadership Council. He currently serves as chair of the Brown Annual Fund, on the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship Advisory Council, and as a Public Policy Mentor at the Watson School.