The McCart Group’s (Risk Management and Insurance) Executive Director of Enterprise Risk Management and Learning, Daniel (Dan) W. Houston, was awarded the “The Harry and Dorothy Goodell Award” which is sponsored by the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) and is the most prestigious award the Society bestows upon an individual. The Goodell Award recognizes one person who is furthering the goals of risk management and RIMS through outstanding achievement.
Dan received the award in Los Angeles at the RIMS Annual Risk Management and Insurance Conference, just after the release of a documentary featuring his years of service and achievement in Risk Management. The RIMS conference was attended by over 8,000 people from over 100 countries.
Dan was recognized for his career as a director of risk management and insurance for worldwide Fortune 500 companies, including NCR Corporation, major insurance brokers, and for his contributions in risk management and insurance education.
Dan’s teaching experience includes Catawba Valley College, Sinclair College, Franklin University and Kennesaw State University. He is a guest lecturer at the University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Auburn University, Wright State University and Miami (of Ohio) University and The Eisenhower Academy (after his great-uncle Dwight D. Eisenhower). He is the founder of The McCart Learning University.
He is a frequent speaker and has appeared on television and syndicated radio talk shows in the United States and Europe. He has authored over 350 articles, texts and educational courses on risk management, insurance, analytics, contractual risk transfer, music and religion.
