Dan is a sustainability expert specializing in decarbonization of energy and petrochemicals projects, the economics of the plastics circular economy and incorporating sustainability considerations into transactions. Dan spent over a decade in the global energy business, leading the Canadian sustainability efforts for a publicly traded multinational oil company. Dan is a lapsed entrepreneur; he was the founder and president of AFARA, a strategy firm specializing in the math, science and economics of sustainability. AFARA was acquired by EY in 2022 and today Dan proudly serves his client as a partner at EY working on sustainability strategy. Dan is an environmental economist by training and certified negotiator. He lives in Toronto with his wife, two daughter and a badly behaved dog.