President, American University Kyiv powered by Arizona State University. AUK was opened February 3, 2022. The Russian invasion of Ukraine started three weeks later, and the University continued operations despite the tremendous challenges. AUK has been operating virtually throughout the first year of operations with plans to open onsite in September 2023. AUK is the 1st American accredited university in Ukraine and seeks to transform education in Ukraine. AUK has two beautiful campuses in Kyiv and seeks to fill capacity with 7,500 bachelors and masters students over the next several years.

Thayer Leadership is one of the premier executive leader development institutions in the United States. For six straight years 'Training Industry' has ranked Thayer Leadership as one of the Top 40 Leader Development companies in the world. Thayer Leadership is headquartered in the Historic Thayer Hotel at West Point, a national historic treasure located 100 feet over the banks of the Hudson River on the grounds of the United States Military Academy at West Point. In 2016, the Thayer Hotel was admitted to the prestigious International Association of Conference Centers (IACC), and in 2017 Conde Nast named the hotel #3 in the Mid-Atlantic region. Thayer Leadership conducts programs globally, and provides off-site programs as well as on-line programs. In May 2022, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Dan was invited to visit Kyiv , Ukraine to meet with the Commander General Valeriy Zaluzhnny. After interviewing some of the key commanders who led the successful defense of Kyiv, Dan published "The Untold Story of the Battle for Kyiv" and will be publishing additional articles. Dan was honored to be asked to serve as a Special Advisor to the Commander in Chief (in an unpaid voluntary role) and worked to help gain US support and weapons for the Ukraine Armed Forces.

Dan is an award winning author who has appeared on most major networks, been published multiple times and speaks at events across the country. He has appeared on FOX, CNN, Bloomberg, NBC, The Today Show multiple times speaking about West Point, US National Security, the Middle East and leadership. Dan interviewed nearly 100 living graduates and is the authorized biographer for Secretary Lloyd Austin, Senator Jack Reed, General Erik Kurilla, Coach K and many other distinguished graduates.

The Historic Thayer Hotel at West Point is the premier hotel in the Hudson Valley, located on the grounds of West Point, 100 feet over the Hudson River. Dan is the architect of the Room Dedication Program and manages the sponsorships of the rooms. He is also the architect of the granite markers donated by the Thayer Hotel to the West Point Golf Course in 2012. In 2015 he initiated the visit of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation "Wall that Heals" first visit to West Point which was successfully displayed October 21-25, 2016. In 2011 Dan organized the return of the former hostages who had been held in Iran for 444 days for their 30th anniversary visit to the Historic Thayer Hotel where they had arrived at January 25, 1981 upon their return from Iran. This anniversary weekend was fully comp'd by the Thayer Hotel for the former hostages. Again in 2016, the Thayer Hotel celebrated the return of the hostages and invited all the living former hostages to return to watch Super Bowl 50 for the 35th anniversary of their return from Iran. www.thethayerhotel.com

Support and advise the Commander in Chief of Ukrainian forces in an unpaid/voluntary role. With this access, research the Ukrainian military leader development and learning, and how the culture changed between 2014-2022. Registered with Department of Justice under FARA.

Co-Founded a solar/battery/diesel hybrid company to reduce fuel and casualties at forward operating bases in Iraq and Afghanistan. The company was the first company to successfully reduce fuel at forward operating bases in Afghanistan.

Co-founded the first private equity fund to operate in Iraq after the liberation of Iraq. Created the legal structure, raised the funds in the middle of the "surge", deployed capital to acquire a tomato paste and juice factory in northern Iraq. Renovated and re-started the factory and over 1,000 farms throughout Iraq in Kurdish, Sunni and Shiite areas. Closed the fund after the global financial crisis prohibited raising a second round of funding.

Voluntarily re-joined the Army and was commissioned as an Infantry Officer in 2004 to deploy to Iraq September 2004- December 2005. In Tirkit, Iraq he led economic development throughout half of the Sunni Triangle specifically focused on restarting the agrarian economy by creating agricultural co-operatives, micro-finance to support small farming operations, and clearing of canals, restoration of pumping stations, in order to combine the water and energy needed to restart agriculture. He originally served his commitment after graduating from West Point in 1988.Awards include Purple Heart, Airborne Badge, Ranger Tab, Combat Action Badge, Army Commendation Medal (2), and Iraq Campaign Medal.

North American Vice President of Marketing with 40 director reports for a $500 million medical device manufacturer supporting 250 direct sales representatives with 5,000 US employees. B. Braun's main product line is intravenous infusion solutions, tubing, pumps and ancillary devices. The company sells the only environmentally friendly IV bag in the world, which was launched in 1989 and does not contain PVC or DEHP, can be burned into CO2 and H2O and is safe for landfills. Rice joined "McGaw" in 1991, the company that originally created the environmentally safe IV bags, which was later acquired by B. Braun in 1997. After the acquisition, led the integration of merging of two similar sized marketing departments.