# Daniel Schmechel

> Daniel Schmechel is a startup investor at Ecolab (Saint Paul). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Ecolab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ecolab)
- Location: Saint Paul, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-schmechel-b656a223

Daniel Schmechel is a startup investor at Ecolab in Saint Paul. Dan Schmechel is chief financial officer for Ecolab Inc.Previously, Schmechel served as senior vice president of Services and Systems as well as the interim head of Ecolab’s Global Supply Chain; senior vice president and chief transformation officer for Europe, the Middle East and Africa; senior vice president and controller; and vice presidentand treasurer. Schmechel joined Ecolab in 1995 as assistant treasurer.Prior to joining Ecolab, Schmechel held various financial positions with Exxon Corporation. He began his career with Amoco Production Company as a petroleum geologist.Schmechel serves on the board of directors of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. Previously he served as chair of the Dale Warland Singers, a professional choral group based in St. Paul, Minnesota, and chair of the Management Assistance Project for Nonprofits; a provider of management resources and services to nonprofit organizations in Minnesota. Schmechel also chaired the Conference Board Council of Corporate Treasurers.Schmechel received a bachelor’s degree from Yale University and a master’s degree in Business Administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.

## About Ecolab

VC Fund · Beaver Creek, United States

Ecolab provides comprehensive solutions, data-driven insights, and personalized service to customers in the food, healthcare, hospitality, and industrial markets in more than countries to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability.

5 contacts available at Ecolab.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Angela Busch | Senior Vice President of Corporate Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angela-busch |
| Daniel Schmechel | Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-schmechel |
| Darrell Brown | Executive Vice President & President, Europe | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/darrell-brown |
| Douglas Baker | Executive Chairman of the Board | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/douglas-m-baker |
| Merritt J. Osborn | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/merritt-j-osborn |

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