Dan Senor Keynote Speaker

Dan Senor is the co-author of the New York Times-bestselling book The Genius of Israel: The Surprising Resilience of a Divided Nation in a Turbulent World, and the New York Times bestseller Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle, which has been translated into over 30 languages.

Dan served as a senior advisor for former Speaker Paul Ryan’s vice presidential campaign and was a foreign policy advisor for Senator Mitt Romney’s presidential campaigns. He is a former Defense Department official who was stationed in Iraq and at U.S. Central Command in Qatar during 2003 and 2004, where he served as the chief spokesperson for the U.S.-led coalition. His writings have been featured in The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA TODAY, and The Washington Post. He also hosts the podcast “Call Me Back” and is a frequent guest on CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” and “CBS Mornings.”

Dan completed his education at the University of Western Ontario, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Harvard Business School. He is currently a partner at an investment management firm and resides in New York City with his wife and two sons.