Dan Gross, President of the Brady Campaign and Center to Prevent Gun Violence, is one of the foremost leaders in the gun violence prevention movement. After his brother was wounded in a shooting at the Empire State Building in February 1997, Dan left a successful career in advertising to co-found and direct the Center to Prevent Youth Violence (formerly PAX). Through his leadership at CPYV, Dan created and implemented proven, life-saving public health and safety programs, such as the ASK Campaign and SPEAK UP program, which Brady continues today.

Since becoming its President in 2012, Dan has helped to re-establish Brady as one of the most important and effective advocacy organizations in the nation. Under Dan’s leadership, Brady has announced the goal to cut gun deaths in half by 2025 and has developed a clear strategy to achieve that goal, with focused, impact-driven programs focused not on banning guns, but just keeping them out of the wrong hands. As a result of these efforts, within two years, Dan has more-than-doubled Brady’s budget.

Dan is regularly featured as a spokesperson and his interviews and quotes have appeared in virtually all major broadcast and print outlets including Face the Nation, The Today Show, The Colbert Report, and Hannity. He has been profiled in numerous media, such as The Chronicle of Philanthropy (“Taking Aim at Gun Violence”), Gotham Magazine (“The Future of Philanthropy”), The New York Times (Multiple articles, including “The Shot that Changed His Life”), Elle Magazine (“Visionaries”), NBC News (“In Their Own Words”) and CBS Sunday Morning.

Dan developed a close relationship with the late Jim and Sarah Brady, who were role models for what passion, perseverance, and sustained public engagement can accomplish. He is honored to have earned their confidence in the direction of the organization and in his leadership to carry their organization and mission into the future.