He is an affiliate of the MIT Lab for Innovation Science and Policy. His research focuses on the evaluation of the impact of programmatic interventions into entrepreneurial ecosystems such as Startup Accelerators, Co-Working Spaces, and Startup Competitions. To that end, he has helped manage the Seed Accelerator Ranking Program and has worked closely with the top management at MassChallenge. He is a recent graduate of the PhD program in the Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management Group at MIT Sloan. Prior to MIT, Daniel helped lead a startup as the Senior VP of Business Development for PriceSCAN. He holds an AB from Harvard College, magna cum laude, and a MA from the University of Pennsylvania.