Dan Fangman
Dan Fangman received his BA from Benedictine College and his MBA from the University of Notre Dame.
He is married to Elizabeth “Dolly” Duffy, who received a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Notre Dame in 1984. They live in South Bend and have five children, Reilly, Maggie, Liam, Kieran and Flannery.
In addition to having experience in commercial lending, Dan acquired and turned around a failing U.S. manufacturer, where he converted and managed multiple factories and then developed relationships and transitioned to sourcing in Asia. As CEO for 19 years, his experience included all aspects of the business including, marketing, sales, product development, manufacturing, finance and international supply chain development. The company, which was awarded Industry Supplier Entrepreneur of the Year, was successfully sold in 2007 to a publicly held member of Europe's CAC 40.
Most recently Dan spent a year and a half helping put together the series A round and then as CEO of tech startup Emu Technology. Emu is building a new computer designed for big data. Currently Dan serves on the board of Emu and is an investor.
Dan serves on the business advisory committee for Innovation Park at Notre Dame and has served in board, committee and leadership roles for businesses and for non-profits in healthcare, education, and finance.
His wife, Dolly is the executive director of the Notre Dame Alumni Association and associate vice president for University Relations.
The Fangmans’ connections with Atchison and other civic, charitable, and business organizations.
Dan served on the Atchison Hospital board and was a member of the finance committee for the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. Dolly has been a member of the Atchison Catholic Elementary School (ACES) Finance Committee, the Advisory Council for University Libraries at the University of Notre Dame, and has served in several capacities in the Promotional Product Association International. The two co-chaired the successful ACES capital campaign, raising more than $2 million to build facilities to replace the building destroyed by fire.
