Faculty/Staff
Dan Topf
Certified Performance Technologist (CPT)
Dan@TopfBusinessLearning.com
Phone: 515-292-2602
Mobile: 641-351-5510
Professional Profile
Dan is a successful performance improvement consultant who is passionate about helping people and businesses achieve dramatic performance improvement through business learning. Dan designs, leads, and implements learning and development initiatives aligned with the strategic goals of his client organizations. His imaginative and professional live online and in-person presentations produce outstanding results, as documented by attendees鈥� performance. Dan can help you and your company develop business acumen, implement human performance technology, and design learning systems to achieve outstanding results.
Dan leads and implements multiple large and small-scale business training design projects for his clients. He also does 1:1 advising, coaching, and training for emerging leaders. Known for his outstanding skills to make the complexities of business accessible and understandable, Dan serves as a lead facilitator for business simulations and business acumen programs.
Dan鈥檚 employment history also includes:
- Adjunct Faculty at Iowa State University, Des Moines Area Community College, Drake University
- Senior Associate, Leadership Development at The Principal Financial Group
Professional Affiliations
Dan鈥檚 done work for Accenture, Aetna, A. O. Smith, Caterpillar, Danfoss, GEA Group, ICE Technologies, ING Group, Deere & Company, Corteva Agriscience, Kemin, Kiewit, LIMRA, Microsoft, Pella Corporation, Raven Industries, Rockwell Collins, RTI Surgical, The University of Iowa, The University of Wisconsin, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Vermeer Corporation, Wells Fargo, Weitz Company, and many more.
Dan is an alumnus of Leadership Iowa, Class of 2011-2012. He is past-president of the Golden Circle Chapter (Iowa) of the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI). He鈥檚 presented pre-conference workshops on Human Performance Technology at the ISPI International Performance Improvement Conference and Expo. Dan has earned the prestigious Certified Performance Technologist (CPT) designation from ISPI.
Dan is also a member and volunteer at the Central Iowa Chapter of the Association for Talent Development (ATD).
Dan frequently posts to his blog at
Dan earned a Bachelor of Arts from Loras College and a Master of Arts from the University of Northern Iowa. He lives in Ames, IA, USA.