Dan Pallotta

Dan Pallotta is one of the world’s leading thinkers on purpose, prosperity, and passion. He is widely recognized for changing the way people relate to making a difference. He is founder of Pallotta TeamWorks, which created the multiday charitable event industry with AIDSRides and Breast Cancer 3-Day Walks. These events raised over half a billion dollars in nine years and were the subject of a Harvard Business School case study.

Pallotta is president of Advertising for Humanity and author of Charity Case: How The Nonprofit Community Can Stand Up For Itself and Really Change the World. You can hear Pallotta talk about why we need to change our thinking about charity in his TED Talk.