He has a keen interest in the role and impact of public relations and strategic communications in fostering democracy, good governance, economic growth and healthy lifestyles, particularly in the developing world. A native of Kenya, Dane worked for two years as a media executive with the largest indigenous public relations agency in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital city. His public relations clients were drawn from the banking, telecommunications, insurance and airline industries. Dane designed and tested messages for communication campaigns, implemented research on target publics and interpreted the results, pitched proposals to new clients, organized media interviews, designed and edited in-house newsletters and provided media training to clients.