Dan Topf

Dan is a successful performance improvement consultant who is passionate about helping people and businesses achieve dramatic performance improvement through learning. Dan designs, leads, and implements learning and development initiatives aligned with the strategic goals of his client organizations. His imaginative and professional presentations produce outstanding results, as documented by attendees’ performance. Dan can help your company develop strategic thinking, implement human performance technology, and design learning systems to achieve outstanding results. Dan leads and implements multiple large and small-scale training design projects for his clients. Known for his outstanding learning design and facilitation skills, Dan serves as the lead facilitator for business simulations and business acumen programs.

Dan’s employment history also includes:

• Adjunct Faculty at Iowa State University, Des Moines Area Community College, Drake University
• Senior Associate, Leadership Development at The Principal Financial Group

Professional Affiliations

Dan’s done work for Accenture, Aetna, A. O. Smith, Compressor Controls Corporation, GEA Group, IDX (GE Healthcare), ING Group, Deere & Company, DuPont Pioneer, Kemin, Kiewit, LIMRA, Microsoft, Pella Corporation, Rockwell Collins, The University of Iowa, Vermeer Corporation, Wells Fargo, Weitz Company, and many more. Dan is an alumnus of Leadership Iowa, Class of 2011-2012. He is past-president of the Golden Circle Chapter (Iowa) of the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI). He’s presented pre-conference workshops on Human Performance Technology at the ISPI International Performance Improvement Conference and Expo. Dan has earned the prestigious Certified Performance Technologist (CPT) designation from ISPI. Dan is also a member of the Association for Talent Development (ATD).