Dan oversees the State’s strategic response to the once-in-a-generation opportunity that is the CHIPS Act. In this pursuit, he seeks to bring technical, living-wage jobs to the people of Colorado through the expansion of a thriving, globally competitive semiconductor and advanced industries ecosystem. His role is expansive. He acts as a subject matter expert by advising business and government leaders on the semiconductor industry and federal funding opportunities in CHIPS, along with IRA and IIJA. He acts as a business development specialist by demonstrating the value of operations in Colorado to companies seeking expansion. And he acts as a program manager by developing and maintaining programs to support the growth of the semiconductor industry, with a particular focus on incentivizing growth in underserved communities and populations.

Prior to his current role, Dan was a leading member of the Strategy and Analytics team within OEDIT’s Global Business Development (GBD) division, where he provided the analytical support necessary to meet Colorado’s data-driven economic development goals. He collected, processed, and analyzed large datasets; tracked emerging local, state, national, and global economic trends; designed and implemented research projects; and created promotional and informational materials for internal and external stakeholders. He developed GBD’s current annual strategies on investment outreach and export promotion, and advised the governor’s policy team, as well as local communities, on trade and tariffs.

Before coming to Colorado, Dan and his wife road tripped for several months through the American West in a loop that followed the Rockies north and the Pacific Coast south and took them through dozens of national and state parks. Prior to this trip, he served as an economist in the Standards Evaluation and Analysis Division at the US Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington DC for five years, where he estimated the economic impact of planned regulatory and policy interventions. He holds an MA in Economics from Northeastern University in Boston. He enjoys getting outdoors with his wife, daughter, and dog.