Daniel Richards MBA Expertise: Entrepreneurship, Business Finance, Business Strategy Highlights Consultant working in online marketing and product developmentWorked in digital marketing for American ExpressPreviously taught MBA-level courses as an adjunct professor at American University Experience Daniel Richards is a digital marketing executive and consultant. Before earning his MBA from Columbia Business School, he wrote extensively for business audiences on the topics of business finance, marketing, and retail sales and operations.A trained journalist, Daniel contributed to several publications including The Balance, as well as was an editor for Moment Magazine and SmartBrief. After business school, he worked for American Express in business development and digital consumer marketing. Eventually, he went on to own and operate his own marketing consulting firm. Education Daniel Richards has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Northwestern University and an MBA from Columbia Business School. About The Balance The Balance, a Dotdash Meredith brand, makes money easy to understand. We give people tools they need to not only make smart financial decisions but also prepare for the experiences they will have along the way. Our team of expert writers and editors have extensive qualifications in the topics they cover, and many of them have MBAs, PhDs, CFPs, and other advanced degrees and professional certifications. We require our writers to use primary sources in their articles, which are also approved by our Financial Review Board and fact-checked. You can learn more about the standards we follow in producing accurate, unbiased content in our editorial policy.