Dan Peña
Daniel Steven Peña Sr. is an American businessman.Early life
Peña was raised in east Los Angeles. He served in the military during the Vietnam War, but never saw combat. In 1971 he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from San Fernando Valley State College.Career
Following his graduation Peña became a financial analyst on Wall Street. After he was made redundant, Peña established JPK Industries, an oil company
Peña acquired Guthrie Castle in Scotland in 1984. He later developed the castle into a weddings business.
Peña later established Great Western Resources, a Houston-based oil company. Great Western Resources was floated as a public company on the London Stock Exchange in 1984. He was ousted as president of the company in 1992, in a move backed by shareholders.
