Dean's Advisory Council

Daniel Frate
Group President
ACI Worldwide

Dan Frate is a Strategic Advisor for Falls River Group and Boston Consulting Group. Most recently, Dan served as Group President for ACI Worldwide's (NASDAQ: ACIW) cloud business. ACI Worldwide is a software company that provides mission critical real time payment solutions to the world's largest banks, merchants and billers. Dan led the transformation of the cloud business by dramatically improving margins and, at the same time, putting the business on a growth trajectory. During his time at ACI he led the successful integration of several acquisitions including the largest in the company's history.

Prior to ACI Dan spent over twenty five years in banking. During his banking career he led retail products and digital banking for PNC Bank (NYSE: PNC). Dan served as Vice Chairman at both National City Bank and US Bank leading the Retail Bank and Payment Services business respectively. He was President of Bank One's Card business which is now part of JP Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM).

In addition, Dan has led digital transformation, retail credit, and customer analytics for consumer and small business banking. Throughout his career Frate has served on nonprofit boards including current board service at the Harry Chapin Food Bank in Southwest Florida. Dan was also a board member at his alma mater - John Carroll University. Currently he is a member of the Dean's Council at Purdue University where he earned his graduate degree.