# Dan Zitting

> Dan Zitting is the CEO of Nitrogen, the wealth management technology company formerly known as Riskalyze, best known for its Risk Number and advisor growth platform. Before wealthtech, he spent more than a decade building governance, risk and compliance software: he founded the cloud audit tool Workpapers.com, ran Galvanize (formerly ACL) as CEO and grew it to roughly $100M in ARR, and helped steer its roughly $1 billion sale to Diligent, where he served as Chief Product and Strategy Officer. He took the top job at Nitrogen in December 2023, focused on helping financial advisors reduce friction and grow through connected workflows and AI.

- **Role:** CEO at Nitrogen
- **Organizations:** Nitrogen (formerly Riskalyze), Diligent, Galvanize (formerly ACL), Workpapers.com, MikMak
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BSBA in Information Systems and Finance, Colorado State University, Master of Accountancy, University of Notre Dame
- **Known for:** Founded Workpapers.com, described as the first true cloud software for audit and compliance management., Grew Galvanize to roughly 500 employees, 50 worldwide channel partners and about $100M in annual recurring revenue., Helped drive Galvanize's roughly $1 billion acquisition by Diligent, creating a $650M+ revenue GRC business serving 25,000 customers in 130+ countries.

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Founded Workpapers.com, an early cloud platform for audit and compliance management; acquired by ACL (later Galvanize) in late 2011.
- **2011-2019** — Rose to CEO of Galvanize, growing it into a globally recognized GRC leader with roughly 500 employees and about $100M in ARR.
- **2019** — Galvanize acquired by Diligent in a roughly $1 billion transaction, creating one of the largest GRC software businesses in the world.
- **2019-2022** — Served as Chief Product and Strategy Officer at Diligent, integrating technology, teams and customers from multiple acquisitions.
- **2023** — Named President and COO of MikMak, an ecommerce analytics platform.
- **2023-12** — Appointed CEO of Nitrogen, succeeding founder Aaron Klein; started December 4, 2023.

## Achievements

- Founded Workpapers.com, described as the first true cloud software for audit and compliance management.
- Grew Galvanize to roughly 500 employees, 50 worldwide channel partners and about $100M in annual recurring revenue.
- Helped drive Galvanize's roughly $1 billion acquisition by Diligent, creating a $650M+ revenue GRC business serving 25,000 customers in 130+ countries.
- Named to Business in Vancouver's Forty Under 40 list during his ACL/Galvanize tenure.
- Member of the Forbes Technology Council.
- Appointed CEO of Nitrogen in December 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2023-12** — Became CEO of Nitrogen, succeeding founder Aaron Klein.
- **2024-10** — Nitrogen unveiled an expanded investment research product and new AI-powered features at its sold-out Fearless Summit.
- **2025-09** — Appeared on WealthTech Today arguing that 'referrals are dead' and sales enablement is the future of advisor growth.

## Links

- Website: https://nitrogenwealth.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danzitting
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVC470Ms2oc

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Last updated: 2026-07-22