Girl dad, California transplant from New England, 25-year marketing operator, and a guy who'd take a mountain over a beach every single time.
Dan is a Marketing Advisor to SGEP's portfolio companies, partnering with founders, CEOs, and commercial leaders to accelerate growth across go-to-market strategy, demand generation, brand positioning, AI-enabled GTM, and marketing org design. He works hands-on with leadership teams to diagnose gaps, shape strategy, and operationalize the work that drives revenue acceleration, CAC efficiency, and pipeline growth.
Dan brings 25 years of operating experience as a senior marketing executive at high-growth startups and publicly traded companies. Most recently, as Chief Marketing Officer at Spectrum Equity, he built the firm's first GTM operating practice, advising 45+ portfolio companies on marketing strategy, AI playbooks, and talent. As SVP of Marketing at Yelp, he drove 4x growth in self-service B2B revenue, tripled Services Marketplace revenue, and scaled marketing's contribution to enterprise pipeline from 10% to 40%. As SVP of Global Marketing at Eventbrite, he led the company through its successful IPO, owning 70% of monthly sales pipeline and launching pricing strategies that drove a 25% improvement in ARPA. Earlier roles include marketing leadership at Included Health, CoStar Group, and Capital One.
Dan graduated cum laude from Colgate University with a B.S. in Philosophy. He lives in Marin, California with his family.
