"Dan" Pallotta (born January 21, 1961) is an American entrepreneur, author, and humanitarian activist.
He is best known for his involvement in multi-day charitable events with the long-distance Breast Cancer 3-Day walks, AIDS Rides bicycle journeys, and Out of the Darkness suicide prevention night walks.
Over nine years, 182,000 people participated in these events and raised $582 million.
They were the subject of a Harvard Business School case study.
He is the author of Uncharitable – How Restraints on Nonprofits Undermine Their Potential, the best-selling title in the history of Tufts University Press.
He is also the author of Charity Case: How the Nonprofit Community Can Stand Up for Itself and Really Change the World, and When Your Moment Comes – a Guide to Fulfilling Your Dreams.
He is the president of Advertising for Humanity and president and founder of the Charity Defense Council.
He is a featured contributor to Harvard Business Review online.