Chad Hagan

Chadwick Hagan is an American investor, entrepreneur, author, and executive producer who has managed businesses and investments in global markets for more than twenty years. He studied economics at Harvard University and the London School of Economics and Political Science (and lists study at the University of London). He founded Hagan Capital as a single family office in 2003, initially concentrating on direct investments and market trading before the organization transitioned into an advisory platform in 2017.

As Group CEO, Hagan built Hagan Capital Group into a boutique merchant-banking and investment-advisory firm that has advised on transactions and investments exceeding $2.5 billion — involving funds, accredited investors, family offices, and investment-management firms — with reported experience managing funds averaging roughly 30% annual returns and investments in consumer goods and energy commodities. He is also managing partner of Wessex Investments International, described as a third-generation single family office and private investment office focused on long-term principal capital deployment and active operational management of portfolio companies. He is a UK company officer (Companies House), reflecting his London-based activities.

Beyond investing, Hagan is a published author and columnist. He wrote *Global Family Office Investing* (Palgrave Macmillan / Springer, 2021) and *The Myth of California: How Big Government Destroyed the Golden State* (2024), and has written for ArtNews, The Epoch Times, HuffPost, The European Conservative, and Fox News. He is a trustee of the Hagan Family Foundation, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and the Linnean Society, a member of The Explorers Club, and hosts the podcast *Deep Dive Inside*. He is also an active documentary/film producer (conservation and genre projects).

• Invests as a principal and family-office investor across private capital transactions, M&A, and strategic financial structuring — not a traditional VC fund, so approaches are relationship- and situation-driven.
• Stated firm approach emphasizes "disciplined asset allocation and risk management to preserve and grow wealth," reflecting a capital-preservation, long-horizon mindset over spray-and-pray venture betting.
• Sector history centers on consumer goods and energy/commodities, plus financial services and media/production; via Wessex, favors active operational management of portfolio companies rather than passive minority stakes.
• Transatlantic (US–UK) orientation; comfortable with cross-border and turnaround/control situations (e.g., the American Apparel bid).
• As an angel, engages at seed/early stages, but the broader platform operates across growth and control-stage private capital.