In less than two months, Daniel Penny has gone from facing a potential 20 years in prison to landing a role at Andreessen Horowitz, the premier investment firm in Silicon Valley.

In an internal statement seen by The Free Press, David Ulevitch, a general partner at the firm, confirmed the hire.

“He will learn the business of investing and he will work to support our portfolio companies,” wrote Ulevitch in a note sent to all employees this afternoon.

On May 1, 2023, Penny’s case became a lightning rod for controversy when Jordan Neely, a black homeless man with more than 40 prior arrests and a history of mental illness, wandered onto his subway car and, according to witnesses, began “threatening” passengers. Penny intervened, placing Neely in a chokehold. When Neely died shortly afterward, much of America turned on Penny—and the city’s progressive district attorney charged him with criminally negligent homicide and second-degree manslaughter. Penny faced a possible 20 years in prison.