Daniel Kwak

Vice President Finance at Perplexity

Experience

1. Vice President Finance

   Perplexity2026 to Present
2. Head of Finance & Corporate Development

   Perplexity2024 to Present
3. Co-founder

   Paperplane2021 to 2024
4. Founding Team

   Hadrian2020 to 2021
5. Vice President

   Point722017 to 2020
6. Investment Banking

   Goldman Sachs2015 to 2017
7. Researcher

   Plasma Science and Fusion Center at MIT2013 to 2015

Education

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology · PhD, Plasma Physics
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology · MS, Plasma Physics
• University of Michigan · BS, Nuclear Engineering

Media & appearances

• From Real Estate Success to True Servant Leadership with Daniel KwakServant Leadership Podcast · Dec 16, 2025
• #281 - How to Scale a Rental Portfolio with $0 by Finding Overlooked Sellers - Daniel KwakLiving Off Rentals · Jul 2, 2025
• Ep13: Actively Investing in Passive Income-Generating Opportunities with Daniel KwakWealth Busters · Aug 2, 2022
• Daniel Kwak - Founder at Miotti Partners Capital | How To Become A Real Estate Millionaire By 24Success Story with Scott D. Clary · Jun 8, 2022
• Building a Better World Through REI from a Negative Bank Account with Daniel KwakUnstoppable REI Wealth · May 20, 2022
• Daniel Kwak - The Economy And Inflation: WTF?ManTalks Podcast · Apr 11, 2022
• Daniel Kwak~The Provision that Comes when we Learn to Do Things WITH God instead of For HimTaking the Leaps with Rachel G. Scott · Mar 23, 2022
• Daniel Kwak / Success Story Podcast #fyp #podcast #interview ...YouTube

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