Brad Schnitzer is the managing director for Northwestern Medicine and Techstars Healthcare Accelerator and also serves as Techstars investment director for North America. He has made over 100 investments and driven strategy for the company’s central sourcing team, all in support of Techstars’ commitment to increasing access to entrepreneurship and creating opportunities for founders to scale their companies. Brad founded Chicago Startup Week and 77 Coffees and has seen firsthand how the right support at the right time can make the difference. In parallel, he is a local angel investor and limited partner at LongJump, and a mentor at 1871, the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center and various non-profits.