Daniel (Dan) Nash

Dan Nash is one of the most experienced and trusted voices in the global SPAC ecosystem. With more than 25 years spanning investment banking, capital markets, M&A, and C-suite leadership, he is widely regarded as a credible practitioner who understands not only how SPACs work, but when they work and
when they do not.
Nash is the Co-Founder and former Head of Investment Banking at Cohen & Company Capital Markets (CCM), where he built the investment banking franchise from the ground up and led a SPAC and capital markets practice that advised on roughly 113 transactions, including 55 business combinations and 9 of the 15 top-performing de-SPACs in recent years. He previously served as Global Head of Internet Investment Banking at Wells Fargo Securities, where his work included the Carvana IPO, and as a Director of Internet Investment Banking at Bank of America,
where he was an active or lead bookrunner on the LinkedIn, Facebook, ACTIVE Network, and Zynga IPOs. That combination of marquee IPO execution and a leading SPAC advisory franchise gives Nash a depth of relationships, market credibility, and track record that sets his advice apart.
Most recently, Nash has focused on building a selective, relationship-driven SPAC platform as Chairman and CEO of Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: SVAQ). His strategy centers on aggregating deal flow through a trusted network of high-quality partners and advisors — each with distinct pipelines — channeled through a single, repeatable platform built on long-term relationships rather than one-off transactions. He is also Founder and Managing Partner of Silicon Valley Capital Advisors, an investment banking and strategic advisory firm.