Dan is the founder of Inherent Risks and has led the strategic direction and rapid growth of the business. In the position of Special Risks Director, he advises clients on their exposure to war, terrorism and political risks. He is also an active member of a Response Syndicate established for the purpose of responding to insured kidnap, ransom, extortion and threat cases. He is a hands-on leader with extensive international experience, who takes a boots-on-the-ground approach, quite often deploying in the early stages to region(s) which may be experiencing instability. Dan is considered an expert on directing security evacuations from challenging environments, most notably leading mass-scale evacuations from Afghanistan, Iraq, Ukraine, Sudan, Niger and Israel. In a career spanning 26-years, he has spent extensive tenures in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Ukraine. He formerly served within security and intelligence roles for 10-years, with DV security clearance, within the British Army, UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office and US Department of Defense. He holds qualifications and certifications from several universities, including global business management, crisis management, disaster response, complex incident management, mediation, and family liaison. Dan is a Fellow of the Institute of Strategic Risk Management (F.ISRM) and a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society (FRGS).