Bio
Daniella Reichstetter is the executive director of Dean's Office Special Projects and an adjunct professor at the school. She has 20+ years of experience running various divisions of early-stage companies. She was the founder and CEO of Gyrobike (a Thayer technology), and an early hire at Method, Jetboil, and Belcampo. Prior to working in entrepreneurship, she worked as an investment banker in equity private placements. She serves on the boards of several early-stage companies and non-profit organizations, and she is an active angel investor.
Daniella graduated cum laude from Georgetown University with a BS in Spanish and business. She received her MBA from Tuck, where she was the recipient of the Arnold F. Adams, Jr. Award for Excellence in Entrepreneurship.
At Tuck, Daniella oversees the Tuck Compass program, coteaches Entrepreneurial Thinking and the Diversity Entrepreneurship Practicum, leads a Global Insight Expedition, serves as faculty adviser to various First-Year Project teams, and is the faculty director of TuckLAB Entrepreneurship. She was the founding executive director of the Tuck Center for Entrepreneurship.
Professional Activities
Academic Positions
- Adjunct Professor of Business Administration, 2023–present
- Clinical Professor of Business Administration, 2022–2023
- Faculty Advisor, Center for Entrepreneurship, 2022–2023
- Faculty Advisor, Tuck Social Venture Fund, 2016–2022
- Adjunct Professor, Tuck School of Business, 2017–2021
- Executive Director, Center for Entrepreneurship, 2018–2021
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Tuck School of Business, 2016–17
- Executive Director, Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship, 2016–18
Non-Academic Positions
- Consultant, Advisor, Lecturer, Investor, 2007–present
- Business Development Director, Belcampo Group, 2015
- Founder and CEO, Gyrobike, 2007–12
- Strategy Intern, Jetboil, Summer 2006
- Sixth Employee and Brand Manager, Method, 2003–05
- Investment Banking Analyst, Thomas Weisel Partners, 2001–03
Board Memberships
- Whaleback Mountain, 2020-present
- Board of Directors, Blackbird Guitar, 2010–present
- Board of Directors, Lingrove, 2016–present
- Board of Directors, San Francisco Wholesale Produce Market, 2013–17
- Board of Directors, WorldBike, 2009–11
- Board of Directors, San Francisco Triathlon Club, 2008–12
Awards
- Rice University business plan competition winner for ATDynamics
- Arnold F. Adams, Jr. Award for Excellence in Entrepreneurship