National Institute for Healthcare Leadership - serves healthcare leaders throughout America
Founder & CEO
America’s Healthcare Leaders – sharing strategies and perspectives of healthcare leaders throughout America
National Institute for Successful Leadership – Serving Successful Leaders Throughout America
National Institute for Inspirational Leadership - serves inspirational leaders throughout America
Nielsen Inspiration - publishes a weekly electronic newsletter providing inspirational food for thought and action for leaders throughout America
Nielsen Properties - a real estate investment company
VHA Inc. A Fortune Magazine top 100 companies to work for in America
For nearly 15 years, Dan was the lead executive responsible for the national Education and Networking strategies and activities of VHA, America's largest hospital and healthcare national alliance with annual revenue exceeding 25 billion dollars
During Dan's tenure, VHA was named by Fortune Magazine 5 years in a row, as one of America's best 100 companies to work for in America. During those same years, Dan's area of responsibility within VHA was at the top of the company in both Customer Satisfaction and Employee Satisfaction.
CEO of Dallas Fort Worth Medical Center for 15 years
With vision, commitment and inspirational leadership, Dan built and led an organization which, in the beginning, was without funding, property, buildings, medical staff, and patients. That organization became a successful, profitable and rapidly growing medical center.
Education
Southern Nazarene University - Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Washington University School of Medicine - Master of Healthcare Administration
Professor and Faculty Member
Washington University School of Medicine
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Dallas
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Presentations and Facilitation
In addition to being a highly successful inspirational leader, Dan has made hundreds of presentations and has planned, led and facilitated hundreds of senior executive meetings, retreats, seminars and conferences
Professional Affiliations
American College of Healthcare Executives
National Speakers Association
American Society of Association Executives
Rotary - Paul Harris Fellow
Hobbies and Personal
Reading, writing, memorizing inspirational literature, digital photography, and traveling in his Inspirational Vehicle
Dan is married, has two grown children and two grandchildren