Dan holds a BS in Meteorology from Penn State University, where he was able to combine his passion for all things weather with the burgeoning field of risk management, by heading up the Penn State Prediction Markets. Here, meteorology students would put their scientific acumen up against business students' ability to read markets. From then on, Dan knew he wanted to pursue a career in weather risk management.After spending a year at Storm Exchange, Dan joined Speedwell Climate as an operational meteorologist in 2009, rising to Senior Meteorologist in 2016. During his tenure at Speedwell, he have been responsible for the quality control and sourcing of global meteorological data out of Charleston, SC, office. Additionally, he has been involved in the maintenance of Speedwell-installed weather stations in South America and the verification of their associated data, used in weather hedges in excess of $250 million.As he is well-versed in all facets of meteorological data, he also serves as Client Relationship Manager, where he is responsible for client onboarding and ongoing support.Outside of his role with Speedwell, Dan provides hurricane, severe weather, winter storm, and tidal flooding updates to the Charleston, SC, community, via multiple social media channels, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. He consults directly with area decision makers, including academic and religious leaders, to provide cancellation and delay recommendations when hazardous weather threatens. Dan has also delivered presentations to the College of Charleston students discussing the intersection of meteorology and business, as well as served as featured speaker for a “Friday Night Live” program at a local synagogue, speaking on the seasonal hurricane forecast and the science of tropical weather.