Page Where Are They Now? Episode 1 Episode 1: The Story of NVC April 15, 2021 When it launched 25 years ago, the University of Chicago’s New Venture Challenge (NVC) was a pioneer in helping business school...
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 6 Episode 6: Power2Switch May 20, 2021 As a Black founder, Seyi Fabode, MBA ’10, has experienced the challenge of investors taking him seriously. Fabode, an immigrant from Nigeria, recalls an...
Team Ellen Zatkowski, EdM Director, Science Programs and Student Engagement Director, Science Programs and Student Engagement
News Polsky Teams with GET Cities to Address Gender, Race Inequities Facing Chicago-Based Founders Pivotal Ventures, the investment and incubation company created by Melinda Gates, has together with its partners Break Through Tech and SecondMuse, launched Gender Equality in Tech (GET) Cities – a new initiative working...
News Small Business Spotlight: Brown Sugar Bakery Hits the Sweet Spot Between Homey and Gourmet “Some people talk about passion,” said Stephanie Hart, owner of Brown Sugar Bakery on East 75th Street in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood, “I’m about discipline.” That nose-to-the-grindstone practicality has helped Hart...
News Startup Spotlight: Digital Adventures The Polsky Center caught up with Digital Adventures and learned more about their plans for the future as well as look at the Polsky Center’s role in the company’s development.
News Using Nanotechnology to Deliver ‘Potentially Transformative’ Peptide-Based Therapeutics A physician-scientist, James Labelle is developing therapies that modify the function of the immune system – by examining why, on a molecular level, some pediatric cancers are resistant to treatment....
Event Polsky Office Hours @ Booth 455 featuring Isra Omar and Ellen Zatkowski October 23, 2025 The Polsky Center will feature staff members at the Gleacher Center campus a few times during the fall quarter! These office hours will take place at Booth 455 (across the street...
Event Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): HR and Culture with Michelle Aronson November 6, 2024 Join the Polsky Center and Michelle Aronson, Owner of Culture and Strategy Lab, for an engaging workshop on building workplace culture. In this interactive session, Michelle will discuss the critical...
News Honey-Sweetened ‘Nice Cream’ Expands Nationally, Gives Back to the Bees When Jessica Gartenstein, AB ’17, and Erik Nadeau, AB ’18, entered the 2017 College New Venture Challenge (CNVC), Frönen (formerly BeeNana) was just an idea. “We weren’t really thinking about...
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 2 Episode 2: ExplORer Surgical April 22, 2021 Jennifer Fried, MBA ’15, started her MBA at Chicago Booth with dreams of a career in venture capital. By the time she graduated,...
Event Extended Application Deadline: Rattan L. Khosa, ’79 “Against All Odds” Student Award April 28, 2023 In 2018, Chicago Booth alumnus, Rattan L. Khosa, MBA ’79, established the Rattan L. Khosa Student Entrepreneurs Program structured to directly support Chicago Booth student entrepreneurs. Rattan has an inspiring...
