Mark Reitsma has a diverse professional background that includes angel investing and investor syndication; strategy consulting to startup companies; sales, business development, and account management in R&D sectors across corporate, federal, defense, and academia; and federal government R&D contracting in materials science and metrology.
Some of his career highlights include:
- Managing Director at Heartland Angels – investing in early-stage technology companies in biotech, medtech, and other sectors.
- Sales Director at Asylum Research – scientific instrumentation sales and account management to customers in nanotech, biotech, device development, and materials engineering R&D.
- R&D consultant and Research Associate - National Institute of Standards and Technology.
- PhD (Engineering) - University of Newcastle, Australia.
- MBA (Finance) - DePaul University, Chicago.