Y-DNA and The Tree of Mankind – Dave Vance

Y-DNA and The Tree of Mankind – Dave Vance

This talk will give an overview of Y-DNA and the importance of the Tree of Mankind. As the General Manager at FamilyTreeDNA, Dave will also give us a sneak peak into one or two of their upcoming developments.

Dave is the Senior Vice President and General Manager for FamilyTreeDNA. He is a lifelong genealogist with a professional background in IT services. After taking a National Geographic Genographic Project DNA test in 2005, he became deeply involved in genetic genealogy research and is a writer and speaker on the subject.

This class is part of DNA Summer School 2026.