Page Venture Gallery Venture Gallery View startups founded from across the University of Chicago ecosystem in a range of industries. Welcome to the Venture Gallery! The Polsky Center provides “first look” and early...
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 7 Episode 7: Braintree May 27, 2021 Growing up in a small, religious town in Utah, Bryan Johnson felt he existed in a video game where the rules were all mapped...
Event Investing Essentials: Private Equity Landscape for Career Changers September 30, 2023 Chicago Booth Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Polsky Center Investor-in-Residence (IIR), Chris McGowan, will present on and discuss the changing PE landscape and the necessary skills for career changers focused...
Event Investing Essentials: Private Equity (PE) Landscape for Career Changers October 5, 2024 Chicago Booth Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Polsky Center Investor-in-Residence (IIR), Chris McGowan, will present on and discuss the changing PE landscape and the necessary skills for career changers focused...
Event Investing Essentials: Private Equity (PE) Landscape for Career Changers October 11, 2025 Chicago Booth Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Faculty Advisor to the Svider Private Equity Program, Chris McGowan, will present on and discuss the changing PE landscape and the necessary skills for career...
News Small Business Spotlight: Eventnoire Succeeds by Super Serving its Community Jeff Osuji knew his latest business venture had legs during the 2019 Black Alumni Ball in Washington, D.C. His platform, Eventnoire, served as the registration site for this annual event,...
Event Investing Essentials: Interview Prep for Career Changers November 4, 2023 Join the Polsky Center and Career Services for a workshop featuring Chicago Booth Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Polsky Center Investor-in-Residence (IIR), Chris McGowan. Chris will discuss the process of interviewing...
Event Investing Essentials: Private Equity (PE) Interview Prep for Career Changers November 9, 2024 If you are pursuing PE as a career changer, join the Polsky Center and Career Services for a workshop featuring Chris McGowan, a Polsky Center investor-in-residence focused on private equity...
Event Investing Essentials: Private Equity (PE) Interview Prep for Career Changers November 8, 2025 If you are pursuing PE as a career changer, join the Polsky Center and Career Services for a workshop featuring Chris McGowan, faculty advisor to the Svider Private Equity Program...
News UChicago Lab Creates ‘Quantum Casino,’ a Win-Win to Educate and Inspire How can integrating the arts with science and technology cultivate something new and unexpected? This question is one that Nancy Kawalek has been answering in several ways throughout her career...
News The U. of C.’s Game Changer Chicago Design Lab Explores Health and Social Issues Through Video Games For my birthday one year, my dad bought me a PlayStation. There were ending credits in the games, so I knew someone was making them, and I remember saying, “I...
News Meet the Teams Selected for the 2022 Global New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 16 teams selected to participate in the 2022 Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC), a startup competition for students enrolled...
