About

Hi there! My name is Dan.

I’m a researcher and data scientist at Turquoise Health, where I write about healthcare.

Before Turquoise, I was the Director of Data Science at the Cook County Assessor’s Office, where I helped estimate the home values used to determine Cook County property taxes. And before that, I was a grad student at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, where I researched healthcare and spatial accessibility.

In my free time, I like to read, rock climb, bike, and hang out with my cat Mimi.

This website is heavily inspired by Tom MacWright’s blog, and I was motivated to try blogging by the work of Julia Evans.

This site has no ads, trackers, or writing generated by AI tools. It’s built with Hugo and uses minimal JavaScript. If you like this site, you can find the source on my GitHub.

All opinions on this site are my own.