Dan is responsible for establishing and facilitating strategic technical direction and leadership for the Digital Twin Consortium. He is dedicated to fostering partnerships and initiatives to support the growth and expansion of the consortium through business development and membership growth initiatives. Additionally, Dan develops strategic partnerships and liaisons with other international consortiums, organizations, and alliances, to further advance the consortium's objectives. In addition to his role at the Digital Twin Consortium, Dan also holds the position as the Chief Strategy Officer for the Object Management Group (OMG). His responsibilities include developing and implementing a comprehensive strategy to unify the OMG community of consortia. Dan is responsible for driving advanced technology awareness and adoption towards accelerating sustainable digital transformation across industries, academia, government, and geographies. Dan is a member of multiple international advisory boards and holds degrees in Computer Engineering from Cal State University and a Bachelor of Science in Geophysics from ASU.