Josh Lewis

Josh Lewis is an Adjunct Professor of Business Administration at the Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College. With a 35-year career in venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE), he focuses on applying financial and strategic tools to both for-profit and nonprofit endeavors. He previously served as a partner in top-tier firms and managed his own highly successful PE/VC firm for over two decades. His investment portfolio spans startups to public companies, and he holds board positions across multiple sectors globally.

Education: DPhil from the University of Oxford (1989) and AB from Princeton University (1984).

Teaching: Leads the course Moral Reasoning: From Machiavelli to The Bomb to AI Deployment, blending humanities principles with business decision-making. This course emphasizes critical thinking and challenging conventional wisdom, prioritizing intellectual frameworks over rote knowledge.

Advisory Roles: Faculty advisor for Tuck’s Center for Private Equity and Venture Capital (CPEVC). Extensive board experience in public, private, and nonprofit sectors in the U.S. and internationally.