Daniel is a Senior Advisor at CLA and has over 30 years of experience in leadership roles in business development, licensing, retail, and marketing in entertainment and consumer industries for several leading multi-national corporations on three continents.
Known for being a high-impact business driver and an inclusive leader, Daniel has a performance history of being an effective operator and delivering P&L success. He has led and developed high performing and inclusive teams for major apparel, home, baby, and entertainment companies such as The Walt Disney Company, Kahn Lucas, Carter’s, Global Brands Group/ Li & Fung, Source3 (acquired by Facebook, August 2016), and Joe Fresh/ Loblaw. Over a span of more than two decades, he has built deep expertise in partnerships, licensing, and international retail, including on the ground experience in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. As Chief Marketing Officer for two companies, he successfully drove branding, awareness, and consumer campaigns.
Daniel earned a B.A. in Urban Planning from Haverford College in Haverford, PA, and an M.B.A. from UCLA Business School in Los Angeles, CA. In addition, Daniel has also completed several executive education programs at Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan School of Management, and Hong Kong University.
He is a competitive runner and triathlete. Running is a lifelong passion, having started competing in the sport as a pre-teen, competing in Varsity Cross-country and Varsity Track in both high school and college. He remains a competitive “age-grouper” at distances ranging from the mile to the marathon and has completed more than 25 marathons including eight Boston Marathons. In triathlon, Daniel completed several sprint-, international-, and half-ironman-distance races, and qualified for and competed in the Half-ironman World Championships race in Clearwater, FL.
