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{{Infobox person
| name = Dan Peña
| image = Dan at Guthrie Castle (Graduation Night).jpg
| birth_name = Daniel Steven Peña Sr.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|8|10}}
| birth_place = [[Jacksonville, Florida]], [[United States|USA]]
| nationality = American
| education = [[California State University, Northridge]] {{small|(BS)}}
| occupation = Business Coach
| salary =
| networth =
| title =
| spouse = Sally Hall Peña
| children = Daniel Steven Peña Jr., Derrick Peña and Kelly Peña
| website = [http://www.danpena.co.uk danpena.co.uk]
}}
'''Daniel Steven Peña Sr.'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/_DlggeBNaJSGMvRdTPvXVNoC740/appointments |title=Daniel Steven Pena - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House) |website=beta.companieshouse.gov.uk |language=en|access-date=2017-04-12}}</ref> (born August 10, 1945), also known as Dan Peña, is an American businessman and business [[Coaching|coach]]. He developed QLA (Quantum Leap Advantage) methodology which is based on his years of experience buying and selling businesses. He currently resides at [[Guthrie Castle]], [[Scotland]], United Kingdom where he hosts his exclusive seminars.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/rescued-castle-to-open-its-doors-1-658400|title=Rescued castle to open its doors|access-date=2018-10-28|language=en}}</ref>
== Early Life ==
When he turned 5, they left [[Florida]] and moved to east [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]] where he spent most of his youth. He is the son of Manuel Peña, a former Lieutenant Commander, WWII and Korean War veteran, CIA operative and was the lead investigator for the RFK assassination investigation in 1968.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thewealthrecord.com/celebs-bio-wiki-salary-earnings-2019-2020-2021-2022-2023-2024-2025/businessperson/dan-pena-net-worth/|title=Dan Peña Net Worth|date=2018-08-18|work=The Wealth Record|access-date=2018-10-28|language=en-US}}</ref>
Pena graduated from [[Reseda High School]] in 1963. After that, he went to [[California State University, Northridge|CSUN]] to take up math and engineering until he voluntarily enlisted for the [[United States Army|US Army]] and attended [[Officer Candidate School (United States Army)|OCS (Officer Candidate School)]] at [[Fort Benning South, Georgia|Fort Benning]] on 1966. He held the rank of [[Second lieutenant|Second Lieutenant]] and cooperated with [[NATO]] in the late 1960s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/16202513/Dan-Pena-Speaking-at-CSUN|title=Dan Pena - Speaking at CSUN {{!}} Economies {{!}} Energy And Resource|website=Scribd|language=en|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref> After graduating from military school, he went back to college and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from [[California State University, Northridge|California State University, Northridge (CSUN)]] in 1971.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/california-state-university-northridge|title=California State University, Northridge|website=Times Higher Education (THE)|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hamlinscientific.com/leadership/|title=Leadership {{!}} Hamlin Scientific|website=hamlinscientific.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Winnerminds|title=English: News article from the Houston Chronicles dated July 12, 1991 where Daniel S Pena, chairman of GWRI made a commencement speech for graduates of California State University.|date=2018-05-31|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Houston_Chronicles_Article_about_GWRI_Chairman_conducting_a_commencement_speech_at_California_State_University.jpg|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref>
== Career ==
He was the founder, former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Great Western Resources Inc.(GWRI), a Houston-based natural resources company public on the [[London Stock Exchange]] (LSE) that explores and produces coal. GWRI has operations in US, the [[Gulf of Mexico]], the [[United Kingdom]], and [[South America]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.martawiley.com/martas-mentors.html|title=Marta's Mentors|website=Marta G. Wiley Studios|language=en|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://speakerhub.com/speaker/dan-pena|title=Dan Pena {{!}} SpeakerHub|website=SpeakerHub|language=en|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Winnerminds|title=English: Proof and photos of the establishment of the company: Great Western Resources Inc. (GWRI) headed by it's chairman and founder Daniel S. Pena Sr.|date=2018-05-31|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Establishment_of_Great_Western_Resource_Inc._(GWRI).jpg|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref> In January 1992, Peña was ousted from the company and he then decided to bring the issues to court. He subsequently won and GWRI was asked to pay an undisclosed amount to the former chairman and founder.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Loomis|first=Roger Sherman|date=June 1928|title=Gawain, Gwri, and Cuchulinn|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/457630|journal=PMLA|volume=43|issue=2|pages=384|doi=10.2307/457630|issn=0030-8129}}</ref>
He is also the founder and chairman of [http://www.theguthriegroup.com/ The Guthrie Group], an investment consortium, incorporated on the Channel Islands in 2002. He also founded a company called iZone-iHUB, which ran a hackathon with the stated purposes of allowing start-ups the ability to develop their ideas and pitch products for potential investment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.devcon.ph/event/izone-ihub-24-hour-hackathon/|title=iZone-iHUB 24 Hour Hackathon - DEVCON Philippines - Developers Connect|website=www.devcon.ph|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://geekyfaust.info/news/izone-ihub-the-first-open-tech-site-in-the-philippines/|title=iZone-iHUB the first open tech site in the Philippines|date=2012-11-15|work=GeekyFaust|access-date=2018-10-28|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wiztechie.com/izone-ihub-pinoy-techies-online-community/|title=iZone-iHUB: Pinoy Techies Online Community|date=2012-11-26|work=WizTechie|access-date=2018-10-28|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://izone-ihub.blogspot.com/|title=iZone-iHUB|website=izone-ihub.blogspot.com|language=en|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref>
Before he founded GWRI, he was the Chairman of JPK Industries, Inc., a company which focused in the petroleum industry.{{cn|date=October 2018}} He was also with the investment banking firm of Bear Stearns and Co. where he advised clients internationally, not just in the USA.{{cn|date=October 2018}} And he served as President and CEO of Kennedy Industries Inc., a company with interests in real estate, the entertainment/movie industry, insurance and also financial services.{{cn|date=October 2018}}
== Awards and Recognitions ==
List of notable rewards and recognition he received throughout the years:
* He was featured on [[Sports Illustrated|Sport Illustrated]] January 1977 issue under "Faces in the Crowd" were he received a trophy in behalf of the editors.<ref>{{Citation|title=Alonzo, Alonzo|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv8j4n7.15|work=The Roger Kahn Reader|pages=52–54|publisher=UNP - Nebraska|isbn=9781496207180|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref>
* Appointed by [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] as a "Serving Brother" to the Most Venerable [[Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)|Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem]], also known as "The Order of St John".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/2871020|title=Order of St John|website=www.thegazette.co.uk|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref>
* Appointed to the US Presidential Round table Senatorial Commission (1991)<ref>{{Cite journal|last=|first=|date=August 1991|title=White House sweepstakes|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00358536008452236|journal=The Round Table|volume=50|issue=198|pages=156–161|doi=10.1080/00358536008452236|issn=0035-8533|via=}}</ref>
* Awarded by The [[Marquis Who's Who]] Publications Board as a subject of biographical record in "Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America (Second Edition) 1989/1990". Such an award is given only to a limited number of individuals who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in their own fields of endeavor and who have, thereby, contributed significantly to the betterment of contemporary society.<ref>{{Citation|last=Winnerminds|title=English: A document providing validation on Daniel S. Pena being a "Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America Second Edition" from 1989 to 1990.|date=2018-05-31|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Who%27s_Who_Publication_Board_Certificate.jpg|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref>
* He has been featured in many US publications such as the [[Los Angeles Times]] (an article entitled “Latino Wealthy - A New Breed” written by [[Al Martinez]] which won the [[Pulitzer Prize]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/24191341/Dan-Pena-La-Times|title=Dan Pena La Times|website=Scribd|language=en|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref>
* He was also featured on dozens of publications such as [[Financial Times|The Financial Times]], Success Now Magazine, Hispanic Business, The National Law Journal, Movers & Shakers, Press and Journal, The Fresno Bee, Investor’s Business Daily, The Times, Dimokratia (Greek Newspaper), along with the Dutch publications OBJEKT, Bouwteam and Limburg Bagblad. He was also featured on US, UK, Chinese, Philippine and German television.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dimokratianews.gr/content/90237/pos-na-gineis-disekatommyrioyhos|title=Πώς να γίνεις δισεκατομμυριούχος|date=2018-09-11|website=δημοκρατία|language=el|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Dan Pena|title=Dan Pena's Interview with Susan Barlin on Philippine National TV|date=2013-02-13|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_CRO4fppEo|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Dan Pena|title=iZone-iHUB Founder Dan Pena at Ka Iking Live|date=2012-11-21|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tFPQ4WjE4w|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref>
== Publications ==
Here are some of of the books he published throughout his career in business:
* Your First Hundred Million - First Edition (June 1, 1999) {{ISBN|9781871379303}}
* Your First Hundred Million - Second Edition (April 18, 2016) {{ISBN|9789719421825}}
== Philanthropy ==
He participates in various charitable activities, such as: “Faith Foundation” a Primary school in Rwanda<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/dan-pe%C3%B1a-supports-faith-foundation-rwanda-africa-dan-pe%C3%B1a|title=Dan Peña Supports the Faith Foundation in Rwanda, Africa|website=www.linkedin.com|language=en|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref>, Holy Family Mission in Sri Lanka, Student Athlete High School Scholarships in name of Dan's father, Manuel S. Peña, at Lincoln High School in East LA (USA), The Wounded Warriors in the USA<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lincolnheights.dollarsforscholars.org/index.php?section=chapterWebsite&action=about&fwID=2017&cmsID=43607&cmsIDck=b6fe57ad6e045e80d6fabcfb365e6a39|title=Dollars For Scholars - Lincoln Heights Dollars for Scholars|website=www.lincolnheights.dollarsforscholars.org|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref> and also provided financial support and donation to his blind friend and mentee Tony Ward, who established the [https://www.fightingblindness.ie/ Fighting Blindness Charity Institution in Ireland].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://give.everydayhero.com/ie/tony-ward-new-york-marathon|title=Help support Tony Ward’s 2015 New York City marathon challenge make a difference|website=give.everydayhero.com|language=en|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref>
== Controversies ==
In March 2006, an Indian software engineer alleged that Peña, Peña's wife, Sally Hall, and employee Bill William Smith{{cn|date=May 2018}}, had deceived him and stolen credit card details from illegal proxy websites that they operated. Smith was arrested in [[Bangalore]] and all three were charged under the Information Technology Act of 2000.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-three-foreigners-swindle-thousands-from-b-lore-1094863 |title=Three foreigners swindle thousands from B'lore |date=May 7, 2007}}</ref>
In August 2009 the cyber crime police in [[India]] told the ''I ACMM'' court that it was a "mistake of facts" and the court officially acquitted him of all charges. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Firm-chairman-director-cleared-of-charges/articleshow/4872276.cms|title=Firm chairman, director cleared of charges - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-04-21}}</ref>{{Additional citation needed|date=May 2018|reason= Single source}}
Last 2017, a wedding planner named Craig Williamson at Guthrie Castle stole £130,000 from couples who booked the wedding venue to fund his gambling habit and then fled to [[Ibiza]]. He was then arrested and sentenced to jail for two and a half years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/13/wedding-planner-scottish-castle-jailed-two-and-a-half-years/|title=Wedding planner at Scottish castle jailed for two-and-a-half years for fraud|last=Johnson|first=Simon|date=2017-09-13|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2018-10-28|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/angus-mearns/409071/alleged-guthrie-castle-fraud-may-have-been-going-on-since-2015/|title=Alleged Guthrie Castle fraud may have been going on since 2015 - The Courier|work=The Courier|access-date=2018-10-28|language=en-GB}}</ref> The castle owner, was later interviewed by [[BBC News (TV channel)|BBC News]] and he said that he honored and refunded all the couples affected by this unfortunate incident.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-41253642|title=Castle owner forgives wedding fraudster|date=2017-09-14|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-10-28|language=en-GB}}</ref>
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| name = Dan Peña
| image = Dan at Guthrie Castle (Graduation Night).jpg
| birth_name = Daniel Steven Peña Sr.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|8|10}}
| birth_place = [[Jacksonville, Florida]], [[United States|USA]]
| nationality = American
| education = [[California State University, Northridge]] {{small|(BS)}}
| occupation = Business Coach
| salary =
| networth =
| title =
| spouse = Sally Hall Peña
| children = Daniel Steven Peña Jr., Derrick Peña and Kelly Peña
| website = [http://www.danpena.co.uk danpena.co.uk]
}}
'''Daniel Steven Peña Sr.'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/_DlggeBNaJSGMvRdTPvXVNoC740/appointments |title=Daniel Steven Pena - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House) |website=beta.companieshouse.gov.uk |language=en|access-date=2017-04-12}}</ref> (born August 10, 1945), also known as Dan Peña, is an American businessman and business [[Coaching|coach]]. He developed QLA (Quantum Leap Advantage) methodology which is based on his years of experience buying and selling businesses. He currently resides at [[Guthrie Castle]], [[Scotland]], United Kingdom where he hosts his exclusive seminars.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/rescued-castle-to-open-its-doors-1-658400|title=Rescued castle to open its doors|access-date=2018-10-28|language=en}}</ref>
== Early Life ==
When he turned 5, they left [[Florida]] and moved to east [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]] where he spent most of his youth. He is the son of Manuel Peña, a former Lieutenant Commander, WWII and Korean War veteran, CIA operative and was the lead investigator for the RFK assassination investigation in 1968.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thewealthrecord.com/celebs-bio-wiki-salary-earnings-2019-2020-2021-2022-2023-2024-2025/businessperson/dan-pena-net-worth/|title=Dan Peña Net Worth|date=2018-08-18|work=The Wealth Record|access-date=2018-10-28|language=en-US}}</ref>
Pena graduated from [[Reseda High School]] in 1963. After that, he went to [[California State University, Northridge|CSUN]] to take up math and engineering until he voluntarily enlisted for the [[United States Army|US Army]] and attended [[Officer Candidate School (United States Army)|OCS (Officer Candidate School)]] at [[Fort Benning South, Georgia|Fort Benning]] on 1966. He held the rank of [[Second lieutenant|Second Lieutenant]] and cooperated with [[NATO]] in the late 1960s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/16202513/Dan-Pena-Speaking-at-CSUN|title=Dan Pena - Speaking at CSUN {{!}} Economies {{!}} Energy And Resource|website=Scribd|language=en|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref> After graduating from military school, he went back to college and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from [[California State University, Northridge|California State University, Northridge (CSUN)]] in 1971.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/california-state-university-northridge|title=California State University, Northridge|website=Times Higher Education (THE)|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hamlinscientific.com/leadership/|title=Leadership {{!}} Hamlin Scientific|website=hamlinscientific.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Winnerminds|title=English: News article from the Houston Chronicles dated July 12, 1991 where Daniel S Pena, chairman of GWRI made a commencement speech for graduates of California State University.|date=2018-05-31|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Houston_Chronicles_Article_about_GWRI_Chairman_conducting_a_commencement_speech_at_California_State_University.jpg|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref>
== Career ==
He was the founder, former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Great Western Resources Inc.(GWRI), a Houston-based natural resources company public on the [[London Stock Exchange]] (LSE) that explores and produces coal. GWRI has operations in US, the [[Gulf of Mexico]], the [[United Kingdom]], and [[South America]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.martawiley.com/martas-mentors.html|title=Marta's Mentors|website=Marta G. Wiley Studios|language=en|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://speakerhub.com/speaker/dan-pena|title=Dan Pena {{!}} SpeakerHub|website=SpeakerHub|language=en|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Winnerminds|title=English: Proof and photos of the establishment of the company: Great Western Resources Inc. (GWRI) headed by it's chairman and founder Daniel S. Pena Sr.|date=2018-05-31|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Establishment_of_Great_Western_Resource_Inc._(GWRI).jpg|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref> In January 1992, Peña was ousted from the company and he then decided to bring the issues to court. He subsequently won and GWRI was asked to pay an undisclosed amount to the former chairman and founder.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Loomis|first=Roger Sherman|date=June 1928|title=Gawain, Gwri, and Cuchulinn|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/457630|journal=PMLA|volume=43|issue=2|pages=384|doi=10.2307/457630|issn=0030-8129}}</ref>
He is also the founder and chairman of [http://www.theguthriegroup.com/ The Guthrie Group], an investment consortium, incorporated on the Channel Islands in 2002. He also founded a company called iZone-iHUB, which ran a hackathon with the stated purposes of allowing start-ups the ability to develop their ideas and pitch products for potential investment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.devcon.ph/event/izone-ihub-24-hour-hackathon/|title=iZone-iHUB 24 Hour Hackathon - DEVCON Philippines - Developers Connect|website=www.devcon.ph|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://geekyfaust.info/news/izone-ihub-the-first-open-tech-site-in-the-philippines/|title=iZone-iHUB the first open tech site in the Philippines|date=2012-11-15|work=GeekyFaust|access-date=2018-10-28|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wiztechie.com/izone-ihub-pinoy-techies-online-community/|title=iZone-iHUB: Pinoy Techies Online Community|date=2012-11-26|work=WizTechie|access-date=2018-10-28|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://izone-ihub.blogspot.com/|title=iZone-iHUB|website=izone-ihub.blogspot.com|language=en|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref>
Before he founded GWRI, he was the Chairman of JPK Industries, Inc., a company which focused in the petroleum industry.{{cn|date=October 2018}} He was also with the investment banking firm of Bear Stearns and Co. where he advised clients internationally, not just in the USA.{{cn|date=October 2018}} And he served as President and CEO of Kennedy Industries Inc., a company with interests in real estate, the entertainment/movie industry, insurance and also financial services.{{cn|date=October 2018}}
== Awards and Recognitions ==
List of notable rewards and recognition he received throughout the years:
* He was featured on [[Sports Illustrated|Sport Illustrated]] January 1977 issue under "Faces in the Crowd" were he received a trophy in behalf of the editors.<ref>{{Citation|title=Alonzo, Alonzo|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv8j4n7.15|work=The Roger Kahn Reader|pages=52–54|publisher=UNP - Nebraska|isbn=9781496207180|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref>
* Appointed by [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] as a "Serving Brother" to the Most Venerable [[Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)|Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem]], also known as "The Order of St John".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/2871020|title=Order of St John|website=www.thegazette.co.uk|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref>
* Appointed to the US Presidential Round table Senatorial Commission (1991)<ref>{{Cite journal|last=|first=|date=August 1991|title=White House sweepstakes|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00358536008452236|journal=The Round Table|volume=50|issue=198|pages=156–161|doi=10.1080/00358536008452236|issn=0035-8533|via=}}</ref>
* Awarded by The [[Marquis Who's Who]] Publications Board as a subject of biographical record in "Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America (Second Edition) 1989/1990". Such an award is given only to a limited number of individuals who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in their own fields of endeavor and who have, thereby, contributed significantly to the betterment of contemporary society.<ref>{{Citation|last=Winnerminds|title=English: A document providing validation on Daniel S. Pena being a "Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America Second Edition" from 1989 to 1990.|date=2018-05-31|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Who%27s_Who_Publication_Board_Certificate.jpg|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref>
* He has been featured in many US publications such as the [[Los Angeles Times]] (an article entitled “Latino Wealthy - A New Breed” written by [[Al Martinez]] which won the [[Pulitzer Prize]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/24191341/Dan-Pena-La-Times|title=Dan Pena La Times|website=Scribd|language=en|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref>
* He was also featured on dozens of publications such as [[Financial Times|The Financial Times]], Success Now Magazine, Hispanic Business, The National Law Journal, Movers & Shakers, Press and Journal, The Fresno Bee, Investor’s Business Daily, The Times, Dimokratia (Greek Newspaper), along with the Dutch publications OBJEKT, Bouwteam and Limburg Bagblad. He was also featured on US, UK, Chinese, Philippine and German television.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dimokratianews.gr/content/90237/pos-na-gineis-disekatommyrioyhos|title=Πώς να γίνεις δισεκατομμυριούχος|date=2018-09-11|website=δημοκρατία|language=el|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Dan Pena|title=Dan Pena's Interview with Susan Barlin on Philippine National TV|date=2013-02-13|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_CRO4fppEo|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Dan Pena|title=iZone-iHUB Founder Dan Pena at Ka Iking Live|date=2012-11-21|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tFPQ4WjE4w|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref>
== Publications ==
Here are some of of the books he published throughout his career in business:
* Your First Hundred Million - First Edition (June 1, 1999) {{ISBN|9781871379303}}
* Your First Hundred Million - Second Edition (April 18, 2016) {{ISBN|9789719421825}}
== Philanthropy ==
He participates in various charitable activities, such as: “Faith Foundation” a Primary school in Rwanda<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/dan-pe%C3%B1a-supports-faith-foundation-rwanda-africa-dan-pe%C3%B1a|title=Dan Peña Supports the Faith Foundation in Rwanda, Africa|website=www.linkedin.com|language=en|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref>, Holy Family Mission in Sri Lanka, Student Athlete High School Scholarships in name of Dan's father, Manuel S. Peña, at Lincoln High School in East LA (USA), The Wounded Warriors in the USA<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lincolnheights.dollarsforscholars.org/index.php?section=chapterWebsite&action=about&fwID=2017&cmsID=43607&cmsIDck=b6fe57ad6e045e80d6fabcfb365e6a39|title=Dollars For Scholars - Lincoln Heights Dollars for Scholars|website=www.lincolnheights.dollarsforscholars.org|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref> and also provided financial support and donation to his blind friend and mentee Tony Ward, who established the [https://www.fightingblindness.ie/ Fighting Blindness Charity Institution in Ireland].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://give.everydayhero.com/ie/tony-ward-new-york-marathon|title=Help support Tony Ward’s 2015 New York City marathon challenge make a difference|website=give.everydayhero.com|language=en|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref>
== Controversies ==
In March 2006, an Indian software engineer alleged that Peña, Peña's wife, Sally Hall, and employee Bill William Smith{{cn|date=May 2018}}, had deceived him and stolen credit card details from illegal proxy websites that they operated. Smith was arrested in [[Bangalore]] and all three were charged under the Information Technology Act of 2000.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-three-foreigners-swindle-thousands-from-b-lore-1094863 |title=Three foreigners swindle thousands from B'lore |date=May 7, 2007}}</ref>
In August 2009 the cyber crime police in [[India]] told the ''I ACMM'' court that it was a "mistake of facts" and the court officially acquitted him of all charges. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Firm-chairman-director-cleared-of-charges/articleshow/4872276.cms|title=Firm chairman, director cleared of charges - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-04-21}}</ref>{{Additional citation needed|date=May 2018|reason= Single source}}
Last 2017, a wedding planner named Craig Williamson at Guthrie Castle stole £130,000 from couples who booked the wedding venue to fund his gambling habit and then fled to [[Ibiza]]. He was then arrested and sentenced to jail for two and a half years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/13/wedding-planner-scottish-castle-jailed-two-and-a-half-years/|title=Wedding planner at Scottish castle jailed for two-and-a-half years for fraud|last=Johnson|first=Simon|date=2017-09-13|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2018-10-28|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/angus-mearns/409071/alleged-guthrie-castle-fraud-may-have-been-going-on-since-2015/|title=Alleged Guthrie Castle fraud may have been going on since 2015 - The Courier|work=The Courier|access-date=2018-10-28|language=en-GB}}</ref> The castle owner, was later interviewed by [[BBC News (TV channel)|BBC News]] and he said that he honored and refunded all the couples affected by this unfortunate incident.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-41253642|title=Castle owner forgives wedding fraudster|date=2017-09-14|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-10-28|language=en-GB}}</ref>
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