Mr. Penny, who was acquitted after choking a mentally ill subway passenger who died, was hired to join the firm’s American Dynamism investment team. By Mike Isaac and Hurubie Meko Mike Isaac ...

Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran who was cleared last year in a subway killing that drew widespread attention, has joined ...

Daniel Penny, who studied architecture and was cleared on a charge of criminally negligent homicide in a case that rocked New York City, was hired by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.

Daniel Penny has joined the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) in a move some critics view as a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) hire. David Ulevitch, a general partner at the ...

Venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz has hired Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran who became a national figure after he used a chokehold on an agitated subway rider. Penny was cleared of ...

A16z said Penny would take the role of deal partner to support the VC firm's American Dynamism team. He was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide last year after choking a subway rider.