Dan Lawner
Director, Talent Development, DT Global
Dan Lawner is Director of Talent Development at DT Global and a seasoned Talent Development professional, having led Learning & Development functions in the international development and technology sectors. Dan comes to DT Global off a brief break from the international development sector, most recently at Google, where he served as Learning Technology Program Manager, and Federated Wireless, a telecommunications startup, where he was Director of Learning & Development.
Before his stint in the tech sector, Dan served as a Talent Development and Learning leader in the global health arena with organizations like PSI and Pathfinder International, where he built foundational staff development and Collaborating, Learning, & Adapting (CLA) programs like PSI's Great Managers Program and Pathfinder Atlas. Dan also brings significant field experience across East and West Africa—including a year based in South Sudan with IRC—where he managed programs, facilitated trainings, conducted strategy and planning workshops, and partnered with country teams to write winning proposals.
Dan is a certified coach through the CoachDiversity Institute and Certified Professional in Talent Development with the Association for Talent Development (ATD) and holds his MA in International Relations and Economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
Dan Lawner is Director of Talent Development at DT Global and a seasoned Talent Development professional, having led Learning & Development functions in the international development and technology sectors. Dan comes to DT Global off a brief break from the international development sector, most recently at Google, where he served as Learning Technology Program Manager, and Federated Wireless, a telecommunications startup, where he was Director of Learning & Development.
Before his stint in the tech sector, Dan served as a Talent Development and Learning leader in the global health arena with organizations like PSI and Pathfinder International, where he built foundational staff development and Collaborating, Learning, & Adapting (CLA) programs like PSI's Great Managers Program and Pathfinder Atlas. Dan also brings significant field experience across East and West Africa—including a year based in South Sudan with IRC—where he managed programs, facilitated trainings, conducted strategy and planning workshops, and partnered with country teams to write winning proposals.
Dan is a certified coach through the CoachDiversity Institute and Certified Professional in Talent Development with the Association for Talent Development (ATD) and holds his MA in International Relations and Economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).