Dan Ballin

Dan Ballin is an accomplished executive with extensive experience in entrepreneurship, innovation, and academia. Currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Ideas Crucible since February 2017, Dan Ballin focuses on accelerating growth for startups and scale-ups. As a member of the Board of Advisors at Cyberprism, Dan Ballin offers insights to a global cybersecurity firm. Additionally, Dan Ballin holds the position of Editor In Chief for the Journal of Virtual Reality at Springer Nature, which features significant research in the field. Dan Ballin also engages with several organizations as a mentor, advisor, and board member, including Techstars, TrustedLand, ORB Innovations, and MATRX (UK). With a Doctor of Philosophy in Artificial Intelligence in Virtual Environments from the University of Salford, Dan Ballin combines a strong educational background in electronic engineering with a passion for technology and innovation.