Economic and Policy Strategist | Keynote Speaker | Media Contributor
Economic Keynote Speaker and Media Commentator
Dan Varroney helps business and trade association leaders understand what the economy means for investment, hiring and growth. Book a keynote for your audience or request timely, practical analysis for your next interview.
For event leaders: Choose an economic keynote built around your audience’s decisions. Explore speaking programs. For producers and journalists: Get clear, deadline-ready analysis. Review interview topics.
Trusted with the decisions facing business and industry leaders
Energy Marketers of America · Las Vegas · 2026
Dan challenged industry leaders to look beyond their existing networks, find shared priorities and build partnerships that can remove barriers to growth.
“Dan helped our leaders think well outside the box about what our industry could accomplish.”
Rob Underwood, President, Energy Marketers of America
Secured Finance Network · 81st Annual Convention · 2025
Small-business growth, capital needs and the role lenders and strategic partnerships play in helping industries expand.
“Dan delivered one of the most strategically relevant conversations at our conference.”
Richard D. Gumbrecht, CEO, Secured Finance Network
Explore the three speaking programs · CHECK SPEAKING AVAILABILITY
Current economic commentary and media appearances
Hear how Dan connects the headlines to business investment and family opportunity.
- FOX Carolina: mortgage rates, energy costs and family budgets · Broadcast October 15, 2026
- KTRH: Fed rates, energy inflation and Main Street · Broadcast October 14, 2026
- Dan’s video commentary: The Fed Held Rates, What Main Street Needs Next · Recorded October 28, 2026
- Washington Examiner: Vote like America’s future is on the ballot. Because it is. · October 30, 2026
“Growth begins with understanding what holds investment back and what leaders can do to move it forward.”
Economic and Policy Strategist | Keynote Speaker | Media Contributor
Economic Insight for Your Next Business Decision
As Founder and CEO of Potomac Core, Dan works at the intersection of economic strategy, industry competitiveness, and executive leadership. For 23 years at the National Association of Manufacturers, rising to Senior Vice President, he sat at the table where policy, industry, and business strategy converged. He led TechAmerica and ACG. He convenes 50+ association CEOs. He knows how decisions get made at the highest levels.
He is a two-time Amazon #1 bestselling author and appears on Fox Business, SiriusXM, RealClearPolitics, MarketWatch, and Fortune, averaging 15 to 20 media appearances per month.
SPEAKING TOPICS
Economic Keynotes Built Around Your Audience’s Decisions
Industry Growth and Strategic Partnerships · Small-Business Growth · The Economic Outlook and Business Decisions · Compare the three speaking programs
For trade association conferences, industry leadership meetings, boards and business audiences. Programs are tailored to the decisions facing your sector.
The Economic Outlook: Investment, Hiring and Growth
What changing economic conditions mean for your industry’s next investment, hiring decision and growth plan.
Build the Environment Your Industry Needs to Grow
How industry leaders can align business, policy, and partnerships around a durable growth agenda.
The Road to 3 Percent Growth Runs Through Small Business
Four practical levers that enable small businesses to hire, invest, modernize, and expand.