Towards MONDIACULT 2025: The Viewpoint of The Cultural Management and Policy Community

Dan is a Distinguished Professor and the Director of the Master of Entertainment Industry Management Program at Carnegie Mellon University. Based in Los Angeles, CA, Dan has extensive experience in TV production, having worked on shows like ER, The Sopranos, The West Wing, and directed the pilot Munhall starring George Wendt. As a theatre director, his work has been produced in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Dan has also served as a Casting Director for projects including The Kennedy Mystique: Creating Camelot for National Geographic Channel and Nixon in China, 72 for CCTV, Beijing. He has a MFA in Directing and his Ph.D. focused on first-generation student experiences at private universities in China. 

Dan is the President of the Association of Arts Administration Educators and is an International Correspondent Board Advisor for ENCATC as well as being a member of the jury for the ENCATC Research Award. Dan is also a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. In addition, he sits on the Les Paul Audio Educators Advisory Council whose mission is to promote the legacy of Les Paul as an inventor and innovator of audio technology.