Bob Zangrillo is the Founder, Chairman, and Chief Investment Officer of Dragon Global, a leading, AI-powered, private investment firm focused on Consumer Tech, Deep Tech, Enterprise, and Sustainability. His talents are widely known for providing significant financial returns for his investors and building teams dedicated to delivering leading industry solutions. As Founder, Chairman, CEO, Board Member, investor, and / or Advisor in (17) Unicorn companies, including (8) Decacorns like Dick’s Sporting Goods, DiDi, Digital Turbine, Twitter, Ulta Beauty, Zynga, (2) Centicorns including Uber and (1) Trillion-Dollar Club member Facebook/Meta.

Over the last decade, Zangrillo has led investments in commercial real estate development projects in Miami, Florida. He is the founder and largest investor in the Magic City Innovation District, in Little Haiti, Miami, Florida. This emerging innovation district is approximately 8 million square feet of mixed-use development, including residential, commercial, retail, and hotel space with a mission to rewrite history on how we Live, Work, Learn, Play and Giveback. The Magic City Innovation District has four core pillars, including Technology, Sustainability, Health & Wellness, and Art, Entertainment, and Culture.

Zangrillo received his MBA from Stanford Graduate School and his bachelor’s degree in economics from University of Vermont. He also completed the Executive Program in Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management (MIT Management).

Zangrillo is also a well- known Philanthropist and the sponsor of The Zangrillo Family Foundation, which supports several charities dedicated to preserving the Amazon Rainforest and empowering indigenous peoples in the Amazon. Additionally, the Zangrillo Family Foundation is an active supporter of several Miami based projects, including the Tech Lab in Little Haiti, Miami, the Global Empowerment and Mentorship Backpack Project and the Little Lighthouse Foundation. Zangrillo has previously been a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, where he served on the Budget and Finance Committee.

Steve currently serves on the boards of Crossroads.ai and Magic City Innovation District.

Steve Rattner is an accomplished finance executive with extensive experience in leveraged finance, private equity, and real estate development. He played a key role in building and managing DLJ’s Leveraged Finance business, which became one of the most profitable areas of the firm and on Wall Street overall. He later moved to London to help build out DLJ’s European fixed-income and investment banking operations.

After the DLJ merger with Credit Suisse, Rattner became a partner at DLJ Merchant Banking Partners (DLJMBP), where he continued to build on his credit, business, and managerial skills in helping the funds make numerous successful investments across various businesses, including in the hospitality and gaming industry. During his tenure, DLJMBP invested over $7 billion of equity in 78 different companies as the private equity business continued its history of providing their Limited Partners with top-quartile performance.

In addition to his finance expertise, Rattner has significant experience advising senior management teams on developing and executing business plans and financing acquisitions, expansions, start-ups, and buyouts. He has worked with some of the premier companies in the hospitality and gaming industry, including Hilton Hotels and Resorts, Marriott International Inc., Host Hotels and Resorts Inc., Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc., Caesars Entertainment Corp., and MGM Resorts International. He has also advised top real estate-focused private equity firms, including The Blackstone Group, Colony Capital, Starwood Capital Group, and Brookfield Asset Management.

Rattner is the Founder of JPE Enterprises LLC, a private investment company specializing in large ground-up real estate developments, small to mid-size private equity transactions, and growth capital investments. He invests where he can help the projects with more than just money, be it financial or strategic advice, mentoring, or providing access to people or markets that help dramatically accelerate growth. As an example, he was the co-lead developer of the just completed 1,000,000 square foot 800-room Loews Kansas City Hotel, where he negotiated and then securitized the tax incentives for the project that dramatically reduced the cost per key as well as bringing in Loews Hotels as the operator and equity partner.

Bob Hoff, former General Partner at Crosspoint Venture Partners (1983-2015), led influential investments in sectors like software, internet technology, telecommunications, and healthcare. ​

His portfolio includes pioneering companies such as STAC Electronics, PairGain Technologies, and Efficient Networks. Recognized for shaping the venture landscape, Hoff received a Lifetime Achievement award from the Los Angeles Venture Association for his contributions to entrepreneurship, particularly in Orange County.​

Bob is also on the Advisory Board for Encore Properties which developed Miami World Center​

Bob is an alumnus of Bucknell University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in 1974, and Harvard University, where he completed his MBA in 1978.​