Daniel Hamburger is a Venture Partner in the Education Practice of RIDGE-LANE LP.

Mr. Hamburger served as CEO of Renaissance, the leading learning analytics company, leading its acquisition by Francisco Partners.  He strengthened team, operating practices, organizational discipline, and culture, resulting in revenue growing to ~$300 million and EBITDA to $140 million.

Prior to, he served as President and CEO of Adtalem Global Education, a $2B global provider of educational services with 18,000 employees and 140 locations in 36 countries, which is widely regarded as the highest-quality, private-sector university operator.  He drove transformation from a primarily domestic, single university, to a leading global education institution.

He served as Chairman and CEO of Indeliq, a SaaS-based education software company backed by Accenture Technology Ventures, and President of WW Grainger Internet Commerce.  He started his career in consulting at Accenture and Bain & Co.

Mr. Hamburger earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and his bachelor's and master's degrees in Industrial Engineering from the University of Michigan.