Dan Keck

• Partner, Prescient Capital
• Age: 42
• From: Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
• Lives in: Barrington
• Divorced, kids

After serving in the Navy as a commander and F/A-18 pilot, Keck turned down a gig with Southwest Airlines to head to The Wharton School and prepare for a second career in finance. On weekends, he shuttles his kids to soccer games (he’s divorced) and races sailboats in Wisconsin.

His type: Grounded and modest women with an adventurous streak

Conversation starter: Landing planes on aircraft carriers—in the dark. Just don’t expect to hear about any beach volleyball games from the Top Gun grad. “It’s not quite like the movie,” he says. “Although it was a lot of fun.”