Dan Sherman is a (mostly) retired economist with a doctorate from Cornell. He has delivered numerous talks and classes on topics such as musical theatre, opera, film and film music, and even mathematics, to various groups in the area. His first presentation was in March 2019 on the musical Hamilton. Since then, he has given many more, both in person and via Zoom.

Currently residing in Alexandria, Dan plans to relocate to Williamsburg, where he owns a house by a lake.