Dan Vallone is the executive director of More in Common USA. Prior to joining More in Common, Vallone worked on efforts to bring Americans together at the state and local level. Previously, he served six years active duty as an Army infantry officer, with one tour in Afghanistan. He also worked on innovation in education at the US Department of Education. Vallone graduated from West Point and earned an MA in contemporary China from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore on a Fulbright Scholarship and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Vallone lives in New York City.