Dan Boren

Dan Boren is the Secretary of Commerce for the Chickasaw Nation. As Secretary of Commerce, he is responsible for the management of all commercial business enterprises of the Chickasaw Nation. The Chickasaw Nation Department of Commerce has approximately 7,000 employees, and is comprised of more than 60 gaming, hospitality, retail, media, manufacturing, and tourism-related businesses. In addition to his role as Secretary of the Commerce Department, Dan also serves on the board of directors for other businesses owned by the Chickasaw Nation, including the Chair of Sovereign Native Holdco, LLC (SNH) and Sovereign Asset Fund.

Prior to being appointed as the Secretary of Commerce, Dan was the Chief Banking Officer and President of Oklahoma for First United Bank. In his role, he worked with nineteen communities in thirty-one locations to help foster growth while promoting the bank’s purpose and values as well as the pillars of its core message to “Spend Life Wisely”.

Prior to joining First United in January 2020, Dan served as President of Corporate Development for the Chickasaw Nation. Based in Oklahoma, Dan helped to drive the Nation’s business diversification strategy. In his capacity, Dan served on numerous boards within the Nation that cut across the technology, health, financial services and energy sectors.

Before joining the Nation, Dan represented Oklahoma’s 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives for four terms before retiring in 2013.

While in Congress, Dan played a leadership role on Native American issues, serving as the Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Indian Affairs. Dan helped shape key national economic recovery policies as a member of the House Financial Services Committee. Dan also served on the House Armed Services Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and earned a reputation for being able to work with members of both parties to pass laws that strengthened U.S. defense and national security.

Before election to Congress in 2004, Dan served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and was the first freshman state lawmaker ever to be elected as Caucus Chairman.

Dan continues to find ways to contribute to his community. He currently serves on the boards of First United Bank, Jasmine Moran Children’s Museum, Seminole State College Educational Foundation, OU Children’s Hospital Board of Advocates, Oklahoma Academy, Domestic Energy Producers Alliance, Sovereign Asset Management (Chairman), Sovereign Native Holdco, the Last Frontier Council (Boy Scouts of America), the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, Infinity Capital Partners, Soldier Strong, Texas Christian University AddRan College of Liberal Arts Board of Visitors, and an Advisory Board Member for the US Global Leadership Coalition. Dan is also a Rodel and Hunt Kean Fellow, past Chairman of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus and a graduate of Leadership Oklahoma Class 17.

Dan earned his B.S. in Economics at Texas Christian University and a M.B.A. in International Business from the University of Oklahoma. Dan currently resides in Edmond, OK with his wife, Andrea, and their two children.