Andreessen Horowitz Hires Daniel Penny After Subway Chokehold Acquittal

  • Penny will join the $45 billion firm as deal partner
  • Firm’s American Dynamism group aims to advance US goals
Daniel Penny at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City in Dec. 24.Photographer: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
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Venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz has hired Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran who became a national figure after he used a chokehold on an agitated subway rider.

Penny was cleared of criminally negligent homicide last year following the death of Jordan Neely. The high-profile case spotlighted a debate over vigilantism and public safety.