Staff Spotlight: Dan McGurrin

Dan McGurrin is the director of the NC State Executive Education (NCSEE) program at the Poole College of Management and has been at NC State University for the past eight years. McGurrin received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Richmond, a Master of Business Administration from Indiana University and a doctorate from NC State.

As the director of Executive Education, McGurrin manages the Executive Education LLC and team, as well as NCSEE’s business development, program design, faculty collaboration and cross-university relationship building. He is currently involved in the NC State leadership and development community and serves as a member of the StateView customer board. 

Work at Poole College

Why did you decide to join Poole College?

It was an exciting opportunity to lead the new LLC and the Business Collaboratories model. 

What is the most common question you receive at work? 

“What is Executive Education, and how do I get involved?” Executive Education is a non-degree program unit that supports Poole College and NC State as a whole. We want to leverage all NC State personnel who are interested in working with external organizations. Faculty can teach in our programs, offer their own programs which we will market and in some cases gain access to research data. Staff have found us valuable for either testing or learning about new tools and activities popular with adult learners. We LOVE to partner on creating new topics and learning development activities, so if you have a cool topic/experience, let us know!

What have you enjoyed most about your experience at Poole College?

The amazing scope of applied activities and engagements being led here at NC State.

What do you see as the greatest strengths of Poole College?

The commitment to analytics and innovation, the desire to collaborate across campus, and faculty and students who are comfortable working in applied projects.

What advice would you give a staff member who has recently joined Poole College?

Get involved. There are so many opportunities with quality groups, and always the need for energy and insights from our people.

Professional Accomplishments

What project that you completed at Poole you are most proud of? 

I am the proudest of the Women in Tech Leadership program and developing it as a new model of learning.

What professional organizations are you currently a member of?

I am currently a member of the Academy of Management, Triangle Org Development Network, ATD and the NC Tech Association. 

Life Outside of Poole

Where were you born and what countries/state/cities did you live it?

I was born in New York, but I have lived in Indiana, Massachusettes and Hungary.

When you are not at Poole College, what do you enjoy doing for fun? 

I enjoy reading, playing golf and basketball, and spending time with my family.

What do you consider as your greatest accomplishment outside of work?

My greatest accomplishment is my children.