Daniel Strong is the Executive Director at SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., based in the United States. He has held this position since April 2018. Prior to joining SMBC Nikko, Daniel served as Director of the Financial Institutions Group at Capital One from May 2016 to April 2018. His extensive experience in the financial sector also includes his role as Executive Director of the Structured Credit Products Group at Natixis Capital Markets from October 2003 to February 2016, and as a Rating Analyst at Standard & Poor's from July 2000 to October 2003. Daniel Strong specializes in structured credit banking, particularly in private credit and MMCLOs.