Dan brings over 30 years of experience, first as a business executive working his way to positions as a CFO and then General Manager with global leadership experience in cyclical and capital intensive businesses.

He developed experience through appointments to grow or stabilize turbulent businesses in intensely competitive markets.

Dan has led businesses at varying life cycle stages, ranging from start-up, acquisition, growth, to business divestiture. He achieved positive results by leveraging experience in the industry, with a reputation for hiring, retaining and developing top talent to extend business growth boundaries and scale up with a cohesive organization.

Dan has unique perspectives in his business life that have helped to shape a mental toughness and leadership depth that enables him to sort out short-term crises and develop plans to move forward with confidence. He has learned that things never stay the same and can change quickly – be prepared for change; expect change. In addition, the importance of finding ways to bring order out of chaos and, finally, to bring value to people and businesses every day.

Dan has a CM&AA certification through The Alliance of Merger and Acquisition Advisors.

He earned his Bachelors of Science in Accounting from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Dan has served on corporate boards, where he brought experience and leadership to extend growth boundaries and enable early stage companies to scale up with a cohesive organization and business model.

Dan and his wife Mary reside in the western suburbs of Chicago where they raised four amazing children. Dan enjoys golf, weight training and catching Walleye’s.