Daniel M. Pogoda, Vice President of Finance

Daniel joined Pogoda Companies in late 2021 to oversee financial performance, optimize revenue, and exercise diligent control over expenditures. Daniel’s main responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, CapEx analysis, and overseeing performance of new projects as the company expands and innovates.

Prior to joining the company, Daniel worked in a variety of corporate Finance roles for Fortune 100 companies including General Motors, United Airlines and YUM! Brands. His responsibilities included performing analyses on large scale capital investments, overseeing multi-billion-dollar level budgets/forecasts, and providing strategic insight into international expansion opportunities and technological investments. His most notable project was managing the analysis and execution for construction of a $230M training facility while at United.

Daniel has an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business where he concentrated in Finance, Operations Management, Marketing and Real Estate and was the recipient of the Robert Greenwell Knight-Merit Based Scholarship. His undergraduate BA is from New York University where he majored in History and Economics, graduating cum laude. Aside from a passion for self-storage, Daniel enjoys the arts, music, outdoor activities, and world travel.