Daniel Ganz

Daniel Ganz possess 25 years of experience as a professional services executive, small business owner, operations manager, and business developer focused on United States Government (USG) and international financial institutions. Currently serving as Mott MacDonald’s Vice President, Head of US IDS Operations. He previously founded and operated Federal Capture LLC, a business development and public financial management (PFM) professional services firm. In these and other roles, he has successfully opened up new markets for companies including Deloitte Consulting (local governance), Abt Associates (PFM), The Palladium Group (political transition / stabilization), and AECOM (political transition/ stabilization). Mr. Ganz also possesses more than 15 years of public financial management experience, both domestically and internationally. Mr. Ganz has spent his career promoting governmental accountability and transparency in countries such as Kazakhstan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Afghanistan, Poland, Egypt, and Azerbaijan. He holds a Master in Public Administration and sits on the Board of Trustees for The Fund for Peace. 

As a Vice President at Mott MacDonald and Founder of Federal Capture LLC, I’ve led organizations through growth, operational realignment, and challenging times. At Mott, I sit on the senior leadership team, directing U.S. operations, and serving as project principal on USG-funded programs in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. For eight years prior, I built and ran a US-small business that supported companies and not-for-profits expand their footprints within the US foreign assistance industry. My leadership style reflects accountability, integrity, and focus. 

A common thread in my career was and continues to be business development (BD). With Federal Capture,  I trademarked a US development assistance BD methodology, training more than 800 development and philanthropic professionals in capture and writing practices. My specialty is securing prime multiple award contracts, for non-incumbents that are new to a technical sector in areas such as public finance, health, and conflict management. My clients are just as diverse, serving as Account Lead for The World Bank and US agencies like NASA, Millennium Challenge Corporation, the State Department, General Services Administration, and Veterans Affairs.

I earned a Master degree in Public Administration, educated and trained in public financial management. With professional roots in Massachusetts, public finance took me to countries like Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Djibouti, and Kazakhstan. The most valuable lessons learned, however, had nothing to do with public finance. It was about listening, perspective-taking, and consideration. 

Master in Public Administration – Municipal Finance, University of Delaware

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, The George Washington University