About Dan

Dan Schifrin believes in the power of art and conversation to make the world a better place — one experience at a time.

Dan is an award-winning short story writer, whose work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, McSweeney’s, San Francisco Chronicle, Ayin, and other publications. He is the author of the plays “Sweet and Sour,” “At Rise” and “String Theory: Or, Marie Kondo and Martin Buber Walk into a Bar.” With Sophie Herxheimer, he co-hosts the podcast “Art & Other People,” about the intersection of art and community.

He has taught creative writing and business communication at Stanford, UC Berkeley, and San Francisco State, and as the founder of StoryForward he consults with organizations and companies around the world in the areas of narrative design, storytelling, and creativity. In 2012 he co-curated the exhibition “Beyond Belief” with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. From 2008-2014 Dan was writer-in-residence at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco.

Dan also consults with companies and organizations to tell better stories, through his StoryForward framework.