Dan Garretson, PhD

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Thought Leader | Entrepreneur | Analyst — CEO of Global Fact Base | Research Fellow at IPI

Dan Garretson is an entrepreneur and thought leader with a passion for technology enabled business and society, particularly in the areas of space technology and development, digital and IT innovation, and smart systems and infrastructure. Dan is particularly focused on the effective use of data and analytics and data visualization to assess and elucidate policy challenges, analyze business challenges in the development and application of technology, and support effective decision making in all sectors. Dan is CEO of Global Fact Base, a logistics focused data, analytics, and workflow automation platform and also serves as a Research Fellow focused on space and technology policy with the Institute for Policy Innovation. Dan’s professional experience includes McKinsey & Company, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, Forrester Research, and the Science and Technology Policy Institute.

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June 9, 2026

Kerby Anderson

High and Low

If you look at the American economy, you see a high and a low. The stock market is at a record high, while consumer sentiment is at the lowest ever measured.

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June 8, 2026

Kerby Anderson

Faith-Affirming Findings

Biblical archaeology seems to be going through a “golden age of apologetics.” One illustration is the fact that over the last two months I have had the privilege of interviewing three authors on their...

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June 5, 2026

Kerby Anderson

Historical Ignorance

Years ago, a doctor wrote an article entitled, “What’s Keeping David McCullough from Sleeping?” This noted historian and award-winning author had trouble sleeping because he was worrying about what wa...

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