Danny Bernstein
DART Advisor
Danny Bernstein is the Managing Partner of Reservoir Ventures and the CEO of the Reservoir, an ecosystem of nonprofit and for-profit ventures tackling California’s most urgent challenges and opportunities. The Reservoir is where innovation meets impact, with a focus on natural resource markets like agriculture, forests, biomanufacturing, and sustainability. Through our three pillars—Reservoir Ventures, Reservoir Farms & Labs, and Reservoir Co.—we connect startups with real-world environments and resources to test, validate, and scale solutions in AI, automation, and sustainability.
Prior to The Reservoir, Danny spent 20 years in Silicon Valley, holding executive roles at Google and Microsoft. Danny successfully sold Meebo, a Sequoia Capital-backed Web 2.0 startup, to Google in 2012. At Google, he ran business development, strategic partnerships, and developer programs for products like Google Search, Google Assistant, Google Research, Chrome/Web Platform, Google Identity and Sign-In, Firebase, and other products. At Microsoft, led critical product lines for Microsoft Teams.
Danny is an alum of UC Davis and Stanford GSB. He lives in Monterey County with his wife, kids, and puppy, River.