Dan is a highly experienced international sports professional and women’s sport expert with a track record of delivering large-scale, innovative global development projects in sports.

He has worked around the world in sports for 15 years including at Juventus FC and UEFA, and also has his own sports development company called MIVA Sports which provides strategic expertise to sports organisations who have an aim to grow women’s sport.

Dan has led numerous large pan-continental projects including UEFA Playmakers, the first-ever continental girls participation programme which is active in 47 countries with 160’000 girls participating.

Dan studied the FIFA Master in sports management and he also sits on a number of boards of sports organisations as an advisor, including the Amateur FA.

Dan loves sport and is a keen golfer and footballer, and is about to start to play cricket again after 20 years away. He also has a Tottenham Hotspur season ticket, and follows many other sports such as the NFL and baseball.

Fun Fact: Dan has lived in 9 countries, and has just moved back to England after 14 years living in Switzerland, Brazil, Norway and Italy.