Kristopher "Kip" McDaniel (born January 27, 1982, in

Cobble Hill, British Columbia Cobble Hill is a small community on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It is located approximately north of Victoria on Highway 1 in the Cowichan Valley Regional District, and is known for its agricultural surroundings, and for Cobbl ...

) is an American-Canadian media executive and former

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

. McDaniel attended high school at

Shawnigan Lake School Shawnigan Lake School is a co-educational independent boarding school located on Vancouver Island in Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, Canada. It was founded by Englishman Christopher Lonsdale, Christopher Windley "C. W." Lonsdale in 1916 and was p ...

Vancouver Island Vancouver Island is an island in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and part of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The island is in length, in width at its widest point, and in total area, while are of land. The island is the largest ...

. After high school he went on to get a

Bachelor of Arts A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts deg ...

degree in government from

Harvard Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher lear ...

. He attended

Cambridge University The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, wo ...

, where he rowed in the

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

and

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race The Boat Race is an annual set of rowing (sport), rowing races between the Cambridge University Boat Club and the Oxford University Boat Club, traditionally rowed between open-weight eight (rowing), eights on the River Thames in London, Englan ...

s, at stroke oar in 2006. He was a two-time national champion at

(in the stroke seat); while there, he also rowed for USA at the Lucerne World Cup in 2004. From 2005 until 2008, he was a member of the Canadian National Team, winning bronze medals at the 2005 and 2007 World Championships. After retiring from competitive rowing in 2008, McDaniel became the editor-in-chief of aiCIO, a financial publication based in New York City. After leaving aiCIO in 2016, McDaniel became the editor-in-chief of

Institutional Investor Magazine ''Institutional Investor'' magazine was a periodical published by Euromoney Institutional Investor. It was founded in 1967 by Gilbert E. Kaplan. A separate international edition of the magazine was established in 1976 for readers in Europe and A ...

. Since 2021, McDaniel has been President of the Americas of With Intelligence (formerly Pageant Media). He lives in

Bow, New Hampshire Bow is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 8,229 at the 2020 census, up from 7,519 at the 2010 census, an increase of 9.4%. History The town was granted by the authorities of New Hampshire to Jonathan ...

with his family.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McDaniel, Kristopher 1982 births Living people Rowers from British Columbia Harvard Crimson rowers Canadian male rowers Alumni of the University of Cambridge Cambridge University Boat Club rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for Canada Shawnigan Lake School alumni 21st-century Canadian sportsmen