Dan Cole is the Chief Operating Officer at Washington Policy Center. With nearly 20 years of experience in nonprofit leadership across the U.S., Dan has developed expertise in team leadership, fundraising, communication, and creative development. Prior to joining WPC, he served as the Creative Director at Bethany Community Church in Seattle, WA, where he partnered with executive leadership to shape vision, strategy, and messaging for an organization with a global impact across 60 countries.

In 2020, Dan and his wife founded Camp Woodrich, a nonprofit dedicated to serving families with children with special needs in the Greater Puget Sound region.

Dan’s extensive work with nonprofits has shown him how communities thrive when individuals are empowered to pursue opportunities, free from the barriers of government overreach. He believes the free-market system is the most effective engine for fostering innovation, economic growth, and human potential. This passion is reflected in his leadership of the organization’s efforts to promote policies that empower communities and create opportunities for everyone in Washington.

Dan and his wife live in Seattle with their two children. In his free time, he is a musician with the Seattle-based band Verlaine and an avid Volkswagen enthusiast.