Mark Reitsma brings a diverse professional background spanning startup commercialization and strategic consulting, operational leadership of an angel investment network, sales and business development for R&D customers across industry, government, and academia, and federal R&D contracting focused on device and instrumentation development.
Some of his career highlights include:
- Consultant at Victoria Falls Technology – advising early-stage technology companies on commercialization strategy and pursuit of dual-use commercial-defense innovation funding streams.
- Managing Director at Heartland Angels – leading deal sourcing and due diligence, investor relations and investment syndication, and portfolio management.
- Regional Sales Manager at Asylum Research – scientific instrumentation sales and account management to customers in corporate, federal, defense, and academia.
- R&D consultant and Research Associate at the National Institute of Standards and Technology – development of calibration devices for nanoscale force measurement instrumentation.
- PhD (Engineering) - University of Newcastle, Australia.
- MBA (Finance) - DePaul University, Chicago.
