Team Kelly Hiznay Assistant Director, Office Management and Operations Assistant Director, Office Management and Operations
Program Investing Essentials Investing Essentials is designed for students interested in learning about and pursuing careers in the private equity and venture capital space.
News In Conversation with Polsky Investor-In-Residence Tim Kelly: ‘We Will Evolve and Adapt’ The COVD-19 pandemic is changing the way business is conducted, notes Polsky Center Investor-In-Residence Tim Kelly, MBA ’00, who in this Q&A discusses evolving strategy in times of crisis –...
News Six Graduating Students Receive Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowships to Work On Their Ventures Full-Time The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the six recipients of the 2022 Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship (PF3), a program that provides funding to graduating UChicago...
Program Past Participants 2025 Folasade Rancie – Doulala Michael Gustafson – Three Pillars Sudanshu Kaushik – Exalt Data Randel Bennett – Qixent Laurel Alpaugh – Coclo Ritu Sreenivasan – Mooj Foods Shikhar Pandey…
Program Advisors Tim Kelly, MBA ’00 Polsky Center Investor-in-Residence, Consultant to the Svider Private Equity Program Tim Kelly’s private equity career spans nearly three decades, including senior leadership and investment management roles...
News Booth Team Wins Oxford Global Private Equity Challenge for Second Consecutive Year For the second year in a row, a team of Chicago Booth students took the top prize at a global private equity competition, a success the winners credit to the...
News Record $1.6 Million Awarded in the 25th Anniversary Finals of Chicago Booth’s New Venture Challenge; First-Place Winner Andes STR Lands More Than $660,000 The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University if Chicago has announced a record-breaking investment of $1.6 million in the winners of the 2021 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New...
News Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge Investment Pool Swells to $1.73 Million After Additional Funding Rolls In; First-Place Winner Andes STR Gets $681,000 The record investment pool in the 25th annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC) jumped to $1.73 million this week after investors put additional money into the finalist...
News The Secret Sauce Behind Chicago Booth’s Private Equity Program When Yesenia Arteta was applying to business schools, looking to sharpen her skills as a private equity investor, Chicago Booth was high on her list because of its powerhouse finance...
News Celebrating Black in Tech: Insight and Advice from Black Startup Founders Jasmine Shells, MBA ’21, founded her startup in Chicago with the intention of building it in Chicago as well. But when it came time to raise money, the checks were...
