Dan Walsh joined the Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) as Head of Education in 2018, taking on the role of Head of Professional Development and Member Engagement in 2023.
Dan brings over 30 years of experience in credit and financial services to the MFAA having held roles in retail banking, risk management, business finance and mortgage broking.
Dan began his career in financial services at the Commonwealth Bank, followed by the Illawarra Mutual Building Society (IMB). He then held client management positions with Scottish Pacific Business Finance where he found his passion for learning and development. In order to pursue that passion, he took on a role as Asia Pacific Risk Management Training Consultant with American Express.
Prior to joining the MFAA, Dan joined Mortgage Choice as a Learning & and Development Consultant in 1999. This role involved the training of all mortgage brokers and franchise owners across lending, sales, compliance, systems, business development and growth.
He was then promoted to National Learning and Development Manager with Mortgage Choice, a position he held for six years. In this role, he was responsible for the professional development of the franchise network and 1200 staff. Dan also developed the award-winning Accelerate Program, delivering training and education pathways for new entrants to the industry.
Dan has completed studies in adult education and human resources management and holds a Diploma of Finance and Mortgage Broking Management from Kaplan Professional. He holds accreditations in DISC – personality and personal assessment tool, and EAI – employee attachment inventory.
