Daniel graduated from John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in 2019 after spending years working and studying in China. He is a regular volunteer contributor to the Geopolitical Risk analysis firm Foreign Brief where he publishes weekly geopolitical briefs on underreported events. His areas of study at SAIS were Strategic Studies, Intelligence, China, and the Middle East. Prior to his studies he was engaged in entrepreneurial ventures in education with a focus on recruiting international students from China. He is a fluent Mandarin speaker and speaks some Spanish and Arabic.