Abigail Ingram is executive director of the Polsky Exchange, a 21,000-square-foot incubator space that leads the Polsky Center’s engagement with the South Side community through programs and initiatives that support local business owners and entrepreneurs. Prior to joining the Polsky Center, Abigail served as faculty at DePaul University’s Driehaus College of Business, teaching undergraduate and MBA courses related to entrepreneurship and business law.
Abigail also launched the Women in Entrepreneurship Institute (WEI) while at DePaul University and served as its inaugural director for three years. While at WEI, the nation’s first comprehensive institute for women founders, Abigail designed and proved a model that measurably increases economic empowerment for entrepreneurs.

An entrepreneur herself, Abigail launched her first venture, a music studio in Denver, Colorado, in 2009, and spent four years exploring sustainable business models for creative entrepreneurs. Abigail is a practicing attorney who founded and runs a boutique law firm that provides legal counsel to Illinois for-profit and not-for-profit entities.

Abigail earned her J.D. and an M.A. in English from DePaul University. She went to undergrad at Eastern Illinois University, where she also studied English.