Career
Daniel Chung has been Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer of Fred Alger Management since September 2003. Daniel Chung is a control person of the firm and directly owns under 5% of it. Daniel Chung holds a B.A. and B.S. with distinction and Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University, a J.D. in magna cum laude from Harvard Law School and an LL.M. from New York University.
Fred Alger Management, LLC is a New York, NY firm with $26.1B under management, 3,068 clients and 40 advisers across 3 offices, as of its September 2026 filing.
Alger identifies Chung as CEO, CIO and portfolio manager of several strategies and a member of its Partners Plan. He joined in 1994, became CIO in 2001, President in 2003 and CEO in 2006. Earlier, he was an associate at Simpson Thacher while earning an LLM at NYU and clerked for Justice Anthony Kennedy after graduating magna cum laude from Harvard Law.
The IAPD individual lookup on 17 October 2026 returned no individual record. This profile uses the firm’s Form ADV officer listing.
Credentials and registrations
Professional designations
Listed by Fred Alger Management
- CFA charterholder
Individual registration and examination information for Daniel Chung is unavailable. An officer title or CRD number does not by itself establish current investment adviser representative registration, and no registration or examination counts are inferred.
Officer record
- Full name
- Daniel Chung
- CRD
- 4496947
- Record basis
- Form ADV officer listing
- Firm bio
- alger.com
Disciplinary history is not reported here, in either direction. Check the SEC record.
Common questions
Where does Daniel Chung work?
Daniel Chung has been Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer of Fred Alger Management, LLC since September 2003, and is a control person of the firm.
Is Daniel Chung a CFA charterholder?
Fred Alger Management lists Daniel Chung with the CFA credential (“CFA charterholder”) on its website. CFA Institute confirms certification status.
Source: Official firm biography
Leadership at Fred Alger Management
- Christoph HofmannExecutive Vice President, Chief Distribution Officer
- Robert KincelSenior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
- Hal LiebesExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Secretary
- Tina PayneSenior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Assistant Secretary