Dan Bailey has devoted his life to strengthening and protecting the next generation. After leaving a successful corporate career more than 25 years ago, he founded Youth Equipped to Succeed (YES), an education nonprofit that now reaches over 275,000 K–12 students annually across 132 school districts.

YES partners directly with schools during the school day to provide life-affirming education through a sexual risk avoidance and optimal health framework—helping students understand their inherent value, make healthy choices, and build strong protective factors for their futures. The organization also addresses critical topics such as mental health, digital safety, peer influence, and healthy relationships through trusted speakers and a deep-impact, in-school mentoring model.

Dan lives in Dallas with his wife, Sue. They are the proud parents of two adult children and grandparents to three.