Danielle Gifford

Throughout her career, Danielle has been heavily involved in the start-up world, working with companies focused on B2B and B2C technologies in AI, AR, and cloud platforms from pre-seed to both acquisition and failure. She is currently the Executive Director at Movement51, an education platform from The51 that focuses on entrepreneurship and early-stage investing for female founders and investors.

Prior to joining Movement51, Danielle was responsible for building an AI Talent and Experimentation Accelerator, where she trained over 140 individuals, partnered with Microsoft, and developed proof-of-concept models for 70 AI use cases across diverse industries. Earlier in her career, she served as a Venture Manager and Head of Site Recruitment at the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), where she managed a portfolio of ventures across industries such as energy, agriculture, fintech, and health, contributing to over $250M in equity value creation.

Danielle holds a Dual Honors Degree in Psychology and Business, an MBA, and Executive Certificates from MIT. She also serves on the Artificial Intelligence Commercialize Committee for Protein Industries Canada.