Dan Clifton
Portfolio Manager
Partner
dclifton@strategasrp.com
- Daniel Clifton is a Partner and Head of Policy Research for Strategas Securities. In this capacity, Mr. Clifton evaluates the financial market implications of policy and political developments. This includes analyzing trade, tax, healthcare, energy, and other policy initiatives to determine how public policy changes impact the economy and financial markets for institutional investors.
- Daniel leads the #1 ranked Washington policy team on Wall Street according to Extel (formerly Institutional Investor) magazine (2024). Daniel is also a top ranked analyst in the category of Tax and Accounting Policy (2024).
- Mr. Clifton’s research on the interaction between policy, elections, and financial markets is widely cited in the media and Daniel is a frequent guest on CNBC, Bloomberg, and Fox Business.
- Prior to joining Strategas, Mr. Clifton was Executive Director of the American Shareholders Association (ASA), a non-partisan, non-profit organization that analyzes public policy affecting shareholders.
- Prior to joining ASA, Mr. Clifton lobbied for tax reform and served as a senior staff member in two gubernatorial administrations working on economic and fiscal policy issues. Daniel has also worked in various capacities on elections at federal, state, and local levels.
- Mr. Clifton received both his BA in Urban Planning and his MS in Public Policy from Rutgers University where he was a Fellow at the Eagleton Institute of Politics and a Harold Martin Fellow for Public Policy.
Latest Comment
Strategas Policy Opportunities Rebalance 1Q 25'
05/15/2025
Strategas Asset Management Portfolio Managers Dan Clifton and Courtney Gelman provide commentary on the changes made within the Strategas U.S. Large-Cap Policy Opportunities Portfolio
05/15/2025
Strategas Asset Management Portfolio Managers Dan Clifton and Courtney Gelman provide commentary on the changes made within the Strategas U.S. Large-Cap Policy Opportunities Portfolio
03/06/2026
Our own Dan Clifton, Head of Policy Research & Portfolio Manager, and Chris Verrone, Chief Market Strategist & Portfolio Manager, joined Michael Batnick and Josh Brown on episode 231 of The Compound and Friends to discuss the AI backlash, stock rerating dynamics, the upcoming midterms, Anthropic’s latest developments, and more.