About Dan

Dan Gallagher works at the intersection of talent and transformation to accelerate leadership and scale performance. His work guides executive teams to better operate as one via collaborating cross-functionally and activating middle management.

His work with Gallagher Leadership serves teams leaning into their growth strategy with a focus on talent and performance. This focus ties directly to Dan’s book The Self-Aware Leader (SAL) published in 2012. Other SAL products including a Content License and Certification were made available in 2024.

Dan previously led a boutique consulting firm through a 2-year transformation that defined a new marketing strategy, grew the product portfolio, and tripled top line revenue, all while separating from a sister business and the associated shared services.

Prior to that Dan spent 19 years at Comcast, focusing on talent development and bench strength tied to the growth strategy. Four of those years were at Comcast Spectacor working in operations leading business transformation including a brand launch (Spectra), the standardization of back-office operations, and a new client experience strategy.

Dan was also the official mascot, The Hawk, for Saint Joseph’s University, where he earned a Master of Science in Training and Organizational Development and a Bachelor of Science in Sociology. Dan previously served as a Board of Trustees member at the university as well as the National Alumni Board.

He has also served on boards with National League of Cities, the Philadelphia Society for Human Resource Management, City Year, and LEADERSHIP Philadelphia.

Dan lives in suburban Philadelphia with his wife, Suzanne, and their four sons, with whom he shares a love of Yahtzee and the hunt for the perfect pizza slice.