Who’s Dan Herman?
I’m a Toronto-based researcher / traveller / would-be strategist with a passion for understanding the processes of economic and social development across the globe, with a particular focus on the confluence of business and development.
I’m currently the program director of New Paradigm’s Government 2.0:Wikinomics, Government and Democracy research program that looks at how changes in technology, demographics, social and economic organization are transforming the world of government. My previous research has focused on organizational strategy, corporate social responsibility, innovation and collaboration, and contributed to “Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything” by Don Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams.
I’ve also worked for the United Nations and TakingITGlobal in Sierra Leone – a project that focused on building cross-sectoral dialogue between local government, youth and civil society organizations and the international community – as well as spending a significant time working on student leadership issues while at Wilfrid Laurier University.
On the academic side, I hold a degree in Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University, as well as Masters in Development Studies in the Faculty of Economics at the London School of Economics.
In between all that I’ve travelled to thirty-odd countries across four continents.
