Dan Farrell

Dan Farrell, MBA, Group Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, joined SpecialtyCare in late 2016. He has deep experience managing the development and execution of strategic roadmaps, financial models, and marketing strategies that drive business results across large and small organizations. Most recently, Dan served as a chief operating officer at a technology startup, Vennli, where he led efforts to sign over 100 accounts during the company’s first year and assisted in securing the first three rounds of funding while overseeing the business development, finance, marketing, and human resource functions. Previously, Dan spent nine years as vice president of marketing at Press Ganey Associates. He helped double the company’s market share of all U.S. hospitals and establish Press Ganey as the clear leader in patient experience improvement. Dan began his career at Kraft Foods, after serving four years as a captain in the U.S. Army, and held progressively responsible positions in brand-related functions, including management of one of the largest portfolios in the company.

Dan earned an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and received his BA in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame, where he was a member of the U.S. Army ROTC and the varsity football team.