Dale F. Falcinelli '70 '72 M.A.

A longstanding member of the Lehigh MBA faculty, Dale is the creator and director of VentureSeries – a wide array of graduate-level courses that dissect new venture creation from every angle. Dale is also the creator and director of the 1-MBA Consulting Practicum – the centerpiece in Lehigh’s one-year MBA program. Supported by the Baker Institute, Dale built and directed LehighSiliconValley in its formative years. LSV today continues to spread its wings with entrepreneurially-spirited Lehigh students from all campus walks who immerse themselves for a full week over the winter term in the world’s foremost tech hub.   

As a turnaround consultant for many years, Dale advised many hundreds of CEOs and boards of late stage and emerging growth companies. Later, as lead investment banker with a prominent boutique merchant and investment bank, Dale is no stranger to capital raises and company exits – high stakes engagements that speak to the world of venture capital, private equity and M&A. He has sat on numerous boards of both public and privately held companies as well as non-profit organizations. Dale has lectured in both the MBA and Executive MBA programs at The Wharton School in Philadelphia and San Francisco campuses and made guest appearances on A&E, PBS, and Fox Business. He is recognized by the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern PA for his contributions to the greater Lehigh Valley startup community.

An enthusiastic and loyal Lehigh alum, Dale holds a B.S. in Business & Economics [with honors] and an M.A. in Economics [finance] from Lehigh – where he also completed coursework and qualifying examinations for the Ph.D. in corporate finance. Youth and career opportunity stood in the way of completing his doctoral dissertation. While a student at Lehigh, Dale was admitted to Beta Gamma Sigma [business] and Omicron Delta Epsilon [economics] academic honoraria. His tenure in industry and the professions spans nearly five decades.

Education

• Lehigh University, B.S., M.A.

Practice Areas

• Venture capital & private equity 
• Mergers & acquisitions 
• Initial public offerings