Dan serves as executive director of AMERIPEN—the American Institute for Packaging and the Environment—where he develops and champions positions for the U.S. packaging industry on issues related to packaging and the environment, using sound science and a philosophy of material inclusiveness.

A well-known leader in the U.S. government affairs arena for more than 20 years, Dan has represented multinational corporations, various coalitions and trade associations. He is particularly passionate about environmental, sustainability and packaging issues and has advocated extensively in those areas at the local, state and federal levels in the U.S.