Dan Slane

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Dan Slane is an American businessman. He is a former Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Ohio State University, from 2005-2006. He also served on the Board of Trustees at Hiram College from 1996-2001.

He graduated from Ohio State in 1967, then continued his education abroad. From 1968 to 1970, he served for two years in the United States Army. He was an assistant special prosecutor for Franklin County, Ohio for one year, and worked at the White House under Gerald Ford for two years.

In January 2008 he was appointed to the US China Commission by House Minority Leader John Boehner on December 10, 2007 for a two year term expiring on December 31, 2009. He currently lives in Westerville, Ohio with his girlfriend of many years and her three children all of which now attend The Ohio State University.

Slane owns several businesses. He is Chairman of The Slane Company, which has international branches in telecommunications, real estate development, lumber, and particle proton therapy and others. His tenure as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Ohio State University expired in June of 2006, but he intends on remaining affiliated with and supportive of the Ohio State University.