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, the Board of Regents of Connecticut’s State Colleges and Universities, and as chairman emeritus of the Opportunity Network, an education nonprofit that serves high-achieving students from historically marginalized communities. 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, as chair of the Brown Annual Fund Leadership Committee, and currently sits on the President’s Leadership Council and the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship Advisory Council.