David Steele

David has been serving as the Program Manager for UMD I-Corps since February 2020 and is the Hub Coordinator for the NSF I-Corps Hub, Mid-Atlantic Region.

He is a current MBA student at the Smith School of Business and a Graduate Innovation Fellow. He created his own major at the University of Maryland in Innovation & Entrepreneurship and graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in 2018.

Directly following school, he interned for two DC Startups, one in the food incubator space, and the other in software application design. He has worked in and around the restaurant industry. Previously, he served as a Teaching Assistant for BMGT461- Entrepreneurship, in the UMD Smith School, advising student entrepreneurs on how to utilize the BMC (Business Model Canvas) and grow their start-ups.

While on campus he was a member of the Hinman CEOs Living Learning program which teaches technology entrepreneurship. He participated in the Innovo Scholars program, through which he consulted with two UMD professors on how to improve the educational impact of BMGT495- Management, a required Smith Business school course. He was also a food tour guide in Georgetown, DC for over two years and has written numerous articles on how to get the most financially out of credit cards.