Arthur Dantchik
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Arthur Dantchik | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1957 (age 68–69) |
| Education | Binghamton University Arizona State University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Co-founder of Susquehanna International Group |
| Board member of | ByteDance |
Arthur Dantchik (born 1957)[1] is an American businessman and philanthropist who is a co-founder and the managing director of Susquehanna International Group, a Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania-based financial services firm founded in 1987.[2] As of July 2025, Dantchik's net worth was $14.6B.[3]
Dantchik is a member of the board of directors of ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of social media website TikTok.[4]
Dantchik was educated at Bayside High School and attended the State University of New York At Binghamton, where he met Jeff Yass, Steve Bloom, Eric Brooks, Andrew Frost, and Joel Greenberg, who would be his co-founders of Susquehanna International Group (SIG).[2] Dantchik and Yass were roommates.[5][6] He is of Jewish descent.[7]
Business career
In 1987, the six friends from SUNY-Binghamton co-founded SIG.[5] Dantchik serves as SIG's managing director and executive committee member, overseeing the firm's global private equity, venture capital investments, commodity trading business, and international activities.[4] As of 2022, Dantchik owns around 19% of Susquehanna.[8]
Dantchik helped SIG establish SIG Asia Investments, its China-based venture capital arm, in 2004. SIG Asia Investments was an early investor in ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of social media website TikTok, in 2012. Dantchik sits on Bytedance's board of directors as SIG's representative. SIG owned around 15% of ByteDance as of late 2020, making SIG the largest outside investor in the company.[9]