Dane is a global thought leader on corporate purpose and the link between societal impact and business strategy. Dane has advised dozens of companies and national governments on social and environmental impact. He writes and speaks extensively to global audiences about shared value, purpose, and equity.
The main focus of Dane’s work for the last 15 years is helping companies understand how they can grow revenues and decrease costs by helping to solve social problems. He has worked with some of the largest banks, manufacturing, consumer products, retail, and mining companies in the world develop practical strategies to address economic development, health, education, and other problems in a way that allows them to grow their markets. Past clients include Coca-Cola, Walmart, Procter & Gamble, Itaú, Suzano, BASF, and BHP. He has worked in more than ten countries across Latin America.
His writing has been featured in publications including Harvard Business Review, The Guardian, Forbes, and Exame. He is co-author with Mark Kramer of “Shared Value,” a chapter in Strategy and Competitiveness in Latin American Markets (Edward Elgar Publishing). He is the author of white papers on “Shared Value in Banking,” and “Shared Value in the Extractives Industries,” and has written multiple case studies of Shared Value and purpose strategies.
Dane received his degrees from Harvard, Wharton, and Johns Hopkins University. He speaks Spanish and Portuguese
