Drew McKnight

Chief Executive Officer at FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC

Net worth: - $ as of 30/06/2026

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Mr. Andrew A. McKnight is a Co-Chief Executive Officer, Board Member & Managing Partner at FIG LLC.
He serves on the Board of Directors, the Leadership Committee, and is a member of several investment committees.
Prior to joining Fortress in February 2005, Mr. McKnight worked at Fir Tree Partners where he was responsible for analyzing and trading high yield and convertible bonds, bank debt, derivatives and equities for the value-based hedge fund.
Prior to Fir Tree, Mr. McKnight worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in Leveraged Finance and the Distressed Bank Debt trading group.
Mr. McKnight serves on the Board of Trustees for the American Enterprise Institute and Board of the Overseers at the Hoover Institution.
He is a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’s Financial Sector Advisory Council; the Board of Advisors at UVA’s Center for Politics and SMU’s Cox School of Business Alternative Asset Management Center; and the UT Southwestern Medical Center President’s Advisory Board.
In addition, Mr. McKnight is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Mr. McKnight received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Virginia.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
MP MATERIALS CORP CLASS A -.--%	09/06/2026	0 ( -.--% )	- $	30/06/2026

Drew McKnight active positions

Companies	Position	Start
FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC	Chief Executive Officer	-
MP MATERIALS CORP.	Director/Board Member	19/11/2020
FIG LLC FIG LLC Investment ManagersFinance Fortress is a global asset manager that raises, invests in and/or manages private equity funds, hedge funds, and publicly traded permanent capital vehicles. The firm offers a variety of investment strategies across its core businesses units. Each strategy involves significant risks, many of which are outside of their control.	Chief Executive Officer	01/05/2023
Council On Foreign Relations	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
The Hoover Institution The Hoover Institution Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as research center dedicated to supporting knowledge in economics, politics, history and public policy	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides researches and publications	Director/Board Member	-
FIG LLC (Private Equity) FIG LLC (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance FIG invests in middle-market companies located primarily in North America and Europe with an enterprise value of USD 200 - 2000 million. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for buyouts, debt, carve-outs, common equity, preferred equity, minority investments and mezzanine with an investment size of USD 50 - 1000 million. The firm makes co-investments and follow-on investments. It also makes control and non-control investments.	Chief Executive Officer	01/05/2023
Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund Investment ManagersFinance Acts as Family of Funds	Chief Investment Officer	-

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Former positions of Drew McKnight

Companies	Position	End
ATI PHYSICAL THERAPY, INC.	Director/Board Member	15/06/2023
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Ligado Networks LLC Ligado Networks LLC Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides mobile satellite communication services	Communications
Fir Tree Capital Management LP Fir Tree Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Fir Tree uses a value approach to investing, generally with a focus on long-term capital appreciation. The firm invests worldwide in public and private companies, real estate across a wide variety of sectors and securities, and sovereign debt. They focus on investments in mispriced publicly traded securities and employ a number of investment approaches including a long-term orientation, opportunistic capital funding and portfolio concentration. Fir Tree follows a Positive Activism® approach in creating, not just identifying, value.	Finance
FIG LLC FIG LLC Investment ManagersFinance Fortress is a global asset manager that raises, invests in and/or manages private equity funds, hedge funds, and publicly traded permanent capital vehicles. The firm offers a variety of investment strategies across its core businesses units. Each strategy involves significant risks, many of which are outside of their control.	Finance
University of Virginia University of Virginia Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Finance
FIG LLC (Private Equity) FIG LLC (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance FIG invests in middle-market companies located primarily in North America and Europe with an enterprise value of USD 200 - 2000 million. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for buyouts, debt, carve-outs, common equity, preferred equity, minority investments and mezzanine with an investment size of USD 50 - 1000 million. The firm makes co-investments and follow-on investments. It also makes control and non-control investments.	Finance
Fortress Investment Group LLC Fortress Investment Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Operates as an investment management company	Finance
Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund Investment ManagersFinance Acts as Family of Funds	Finance
The Hoover Institution The Hoover Institution Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as research center dedicated to supporting knowledge in economics, politics, history and public policy	Commercial Services
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides researches and publications	Commercial Services
HRG Group, Inc. HRG Group, Inc. Electronics/AppliancesConsumer Durables Operates as a holding company whose subsidiaries provides consumer products, insurance, energy and asset management services	Consumer Durables
Fidelity & Guaranty Life, Inc. Fidelity & Guaranty Life, Inc. Life/Health InsuranceFinance Operates as an insurance holding company, which provides fixed annuity and life insurance products	Finance
Mosaic Acquisition Corp. Mosaic Acquisition Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as blank check company	Finance
Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as blank check company	Finance
Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. II Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. II Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as a blank check company	Finance
Council On Foreign Relations
MP Materials Corp. MP Materials Corp. Other Metals/MineralsNon-Energy Minerals Engages in mining of rare earth minerals	Non-Energy Minerals
Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. III Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. III Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as a blank check company	Finance
Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. IV Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. IV Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as a blank check company	Finance
ATI Physical Therapy, Inc. ATI Physical Therapy, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Provides physical therapy services	Health Services