Dan is the CEO & President of Graypoint, LLC and serves as a member of the Investment Strategy Committee. Dan joined Hugh Johnson Advisors in 2010. He spent 28 years as a partner at the Ayco Company, L.P., providing tax, investment, and financial planning advice to Ayco’s highest-net-worth clients. He founded and led the firm’s Special Investment Group, creating venture capital, private equity, and hedge fund opportunities for the firm’s clients. Dan also spent three years as Senior Vice President, Strategic Alliance at Goldman Sachs, integrating Ayco into Goldman’s Private Wealth Management practice following the sale of Ayco to Goldman Sachs.

Dan serves as a trustee for Albany Law School and is also a trustee of The College of Saint Rose and the Center for Disability Services Endowment Board. He received his undergraduate degree in Finance from the University at Albany and his JD from Albany Law School.

John Nigro is the President of Nigro Retail Properties, a commercial real estate development and management company based in Albany, New York. In 1974, he began a career in the real estate business, which was to eventually become Nigro Retail Properties. The company owns and manages numerous commercial properties throughout northeastern New York State and Massachusetts, specializing in shopping centers.

Mr. Nigro is a board member of Siena College, the Albany Medical Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, United Way, the Albany Symphony Orchestra, and 15 Love.