Dan is an actuary with over ten years of experience in Life Insurance, including valuation and regulatory capital. Originally from China, Dan came to Australia to complete his University studies and has lived in Sydney ever since. He is currently an Actuarial Manager at Dataly Actuarial and Data Consulting. Prior to this, he was the IFRS17 and Data Science actuary at MetLife. Outside work, Dan is the cook at home and plays competitive tennis every week. In this interview I asked Dan:  About his career path to date. A great leader he has worked for and what was unique or different about their management style. What he most enjoys about working as an actuary in a management role. What is something he’s found interesting / challenging / unexpected about becoming an actuarial manager.  One tip he’d have for actuaries stepping into management roles for the first time. Connect with Dan on LinkedIn. In this episode Dan mentions: Wayne Brazel, Sammy Liu and Bolin Li. Thank you for listening to the We Are Actuaries podcast. Connect with Julia and Guardian Actuarial on LinkedIn. For more interviews and articles, visit our website.