Daniella Reichstetter T'07

Daniella Reichstetter is the Executive Director of Entrepreneurship at the Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship and Adjunct Professor at the Tuck School of Business. She joins Tuck with 15 years of experience running various divisions of early stage consumer companies. She was the founder and CEO of Gyrobike (a Thayer technology), an early hire at Method, Jetboil and Belcampo, and an early stage business consultant. Prior to entrepreneurship, she was an investment banker. She is on the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Wholesale Produce Market and Blackbird Guitar. 

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 leads the Center for Entrepreneurship, co-teaches the Entrepreneurial Thinking, leads a Global Insight Expedition (GIX), and serves as faculty advisor to multiple First-Year Project teams. She co-founded and directs the Tuck Startup Incubator (now Tuck-Magnuson Startup Incubator) where she also serves as a team advisor.

Professional Activities

Academic Positions

• Adjunct Professor, Tuck School of Business, 2017–present
• Adjunct Assistant Professor, Tuck School of Business, 2016–17
• Executive Director, Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship, 2016–present

Non-Academic Positions

• Consultant, Adviser, Lecturer, Daniella Reichstetter Consulting, 2007–present
• Business Development Director, Belcampo Group, 2015
• Founder and CEO, Gyrobike, 2007–2012
• Strategy Intern, Jetboil, Summer 2006
• Sixth Employee and Brand Manager, Method, 2003–2005
• Investment Banking Analyst, Thomas Weisel Partners, 2001–2003

Board Memberships

• Board of Directors, San Francisco Wholesale Produce Market, 2013–present
• Board of Directors, Blackbird Guitar, 2010–present
• Board of Directors, WorldBike, 2009–2011
• Board of Directors, San Francisco Triathlon Club, 2008–2012

Awards

• Rice University business plan competition winner for ATDynamics
• Arnold F. Adams, Jr. award for Excellence in Entrepreneurship