Dan Raker

Dan Raker is Argonne’s senior director, Human Resource Services, and chief human resources officer, and the laboratory’s deputy general counsel. As chief human resources officer, Dan oversees the laboratory’s talent strategy, seeking to attract, retain, and develop the people the lab needs to excel, and sustains a welcoming and respectful culture that helps the lab succeed and thrive.

Since joining Argonne in 2008, Dan has provided legal support and leadership on a variety of governance, policy and risk issues in support of Argonne’s mission. Prior to joining Argonne, Dan worked at a large multi-national law firm headquartered in Chicago in the labor and employment practice group and represented Argonne as outside counsel.

Dan has a bachelor’s degree from Marquette University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law, where he was a member of the Illinois Law Review and was selected for the Order of the Coif. Dan is a certified compliance and ethics professional and a member of the Association of Corporate Counsel and the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics.