After obtaining his MBA from the University of Dayton, he spent four years working as an external auditor with Grant Thornton, a global public accounting firm. As a Senior Associate, Dan specialized in the retail and manufacturing industries, and is well versed in corporate tax law. In 2013 Dan joined Kroger as the Kroger Technology Finance Manager, and held responsibility over a $270MM fiscal operational budget and a $250MM capital expenditure plan. Most recently Dan joined Kroger’s Capital Management group as a Senior Financial Analyst, working with internal parties to assess financial returns on a variety of real estate, technology, and manufacturing investments.