W. LaForge

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Dana LaForge was the founder of Colonnade Financial Group, Inc., founded in 2002, where the title held was Chief Executive Officer from 2002 to 2020.
Current jobs include Deputy Chairman & Group Executive Director at Fidelis MGU since 2023; Director at The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, Inc. since 2014; Independent Non-Executive Director at Pelagos Insurance Capital Ltd. since 2021; Director at Clear Blue Financial Holdings LLC; Director at Vida Bank Ltd.; Director at Amedeo Capital Ltd. since 2020; Director at Vida Group Holdings Plc; and Partner at Pine Brook Road Partners LLC since 2020.
Former jobs include Chairman at Columbus Castings Co. from 2016 to 2018; Chairman at GAB Robins North America, Inc. from 2006 to 2018; Chairman at Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium; Chairman at The Myeloma Investment; Managing Director at Deutsche Bank Alex.
Brown, Inc.; Director at Penn National Holding Corp.; Director at Fair Square Financial LLC; Director at Talcott Resolution, Inc. from 2020 to 2021; Director at Fair Square Financial Holdings LLC from 2020 to 2021; Director at Syndicate Holding Corp.; Member of Investment Committee at Blum Capital Partners LP from 2015 to 2020; Partner at Brera Capital Partners LLC from 2006 to 2019; and Chief Underwriting Officer at Lancashire Holdings Ltd. from 2005 to 2015.
Education includes an MBA degree from Harvard Business School conferred in 1985 and undergraduate studies at Washington & Lee University.