Dan has been a Founder, Executive and Investor in Education and Ed Tech. He's the Ex-CEO at Sparx Learning (2017-2023). Empowering educators and motivating young people to improve educational outcomes is his mission. He scaled it up from 2 schools to supporting 1.9m+ learners and 37,000 teachers in 2,200+ schools (in over 55% of all English secondary schools) and with a footprint across 25+ countries. Dan founded the Ed Tech Evidence Group (EEG) to put a spotlight on the need for efficacy in Ed Tech Industry. Dan is currently a Non-Exec Director at Foresight VCT plc which invests in fast-growing companies in the UK across a range of sectors. Dan sits on the Leadership Council at the Centre for Universal education at the Brookings Institution, a non-profit public policy organization based in Washington, DC. Dan was awarded the Asian Tech Pioneer 2022 by Diversity UK.