Dan White grew up in the Denver area. He graduated from Metropolitan State College of Denver with a B.S. in Accounting. He worked for 10 years for a regional CPA firm before moving to the Vail Valley in 2006. While living in Denver, he served as the treasurer for the Hispanic Contractors of Colorado. Dan has been the controller at the Gallegos Corporation since May 2015. He has volunteered with Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley since 2017, as a member of the finance committee.

Dan lives in Gypsum with his wife Monica and their daughter, Sage, who all enjoy skiing, rafting, hiking and camping.