Dan is an improviser. Other than two months as a lifeguard at the YMCA, every job he has ever had came from improvisational theater. As a Lecturer in Theater and Performance Studies and a Lecturer of Management at the Stanford GSB, Dan spends his time sharing, coaching, facilitating and playing games. His is a founding member of the award winning sketch comedy group Kasper Hauser, and author of 6 books, including Skymaul, Skymaul 2 and Obama’s Blackberry. At the GSB, Dan teaches Generative Leadership STRGM 259 and co- teaches Acting With Power OB333 with Deb Gruenfeld. At the d.school, Dan teaches Improv & Design, ReDesigning Theater, and Game Design: Making Fun. When not in the classroom, Dan is either on the road teaching leadership communication with Stand & Deliver, or helping look after Rinconada, the all freshman dorm where he and his wife a Resident Fellows. Dan’s mission is to spread the Improviser’s Mindset around the entire world. Yes, let’s!