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As the President and Chief Investment Officer, Dan is responsible for all investment management and trading operations. He joined Direxion in 1999 and plays a leading role in the development and launch of new products and value added services for advisors and investors. He is a member of the Direxion Executive Management Committee. \nPrior to joining Direxion Funds, he served as Portfolio Manager: Private Equity Investments at Hermitage Capital Management Limited in Moscow, Russia. His responsibilities included monitoring investments by two hedge funds in illiquid Russian equities. Dan earned a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he served on the editorial board for Virginia Law Review. He holds a BA in English and Economics from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, where he was a Jefferson Scholar.

Dane Hurtubise is founder and CEO of Parklet.co, an employee onboarding, happiness and HR software company based in San Francisco.

As the President and Chief Investment Officer, Dan is responsible for all investment management and trading operations. He joined Direxion in 1999 and plays a leading role in the development and launch of new products and value added services for advisors and investors. He is a member of the Direxion Executive Management Committee.Prior to joining Direxion Funds, he served as Portfolio Manager: Private Equity Investments at Hermitage Capital Management Limited in Moscow, Russia. His responsibilities included monitoring investments by two hedge funds in illiquid Russian equities.Dan earned a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he served on the editorial board for Virginia Law Review. He holds a BA in English and Economics from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, where he was a Jefferson Scholar.

Gowen is senior vice president and an employee benefits national practice leader for Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, Inc. With more than 20 years of experience in the benefits industry, Gowen is responsible for the development of new employee benefit products and services, as well as managing third party and carrier relationships. Reach him at (312) 416-4307 or dan.gowen@wellsfargo.com.

Daniel Cahn serves as Senior Vice President of Business Development for LTC Financial Partners, (LTCFP) the nation’s largest and most experienced long term care insurance brokerage.Dan was attracted to the long term care industry after having to place both his parents in a local assisted living facility. The experience introduced him to the need for third party insurance to protect against the rising costs of home health care and nursing facilities.Prior to joining the partnership, Dan served as founder and CEO of WorkLife Solutions, Inc., Microsoft’s first online content partner for Human Resource Professionals, Careers and Entrepreneurship. WorkLife Solutions was also the first Online Job Board for AltaVista and several other Portals. The Company was purchased by Fujitsu Corporation in 2002. Dan worked as a teacher, school principal and Director of Employment and Training for CETA under the Carter Administration prior to starting WorkLife Solutions.LTCFP created the LTC Outreach and Education Program™ for the employee benefit community to help change the way American workers learn about long term care and the impact it has on productivity and employee retention.