Friday, November 6, 2026

From PEU to TechGod


In less than two years Dan Driscoll went from private equity underwriter (PEU) to a Trump II appointee to TechGod.

Flex Capital COO Driscoll accepted the call of public service, heading the U.S. Army until War Czar Pete Hegseth drove him into the waiting arms of OpenAI.

FlexCapital Chief Operating Officer - 2021 to February 2025

Army Chief - February 25, 2025 to September 2, 2026

OpenAI hiring - announced November 2, 2026

 Driscoll's LinkedIn page shows his PEU background:


Politicians Red & Blue love PEU and their new TechGod brethren.  Increasingly, more are one.  

Bipartisanship will likely arise from Reed Hoffman and Michael Bloomberg negotiating with their staunchly Red peers.  C'mon guys, we can all get our cut of Uncle Sam's largesse...