Sid Bala, BS ’91
Board Member, Tech Entrepreneur
Starting in a spare bedroom in his parents’ home, Sid scaled a software development company, alligatortek, into one of the top 25 Microsoft Partners worldwide. He sold the company in 2020 to HealthChampion Partners.
He then served as President of Calcium, a digital health platform, helping it scale to a $75M company.
During Sid’s tenure as President and CEO of alligatortek, the company won Citizenship Partner of the Year from Microsoft and two Chicago Innovation Awards. The team was honored as a five-time winner of the 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For in the nation.
He serves on the boards of several private companies in healthcare (Silver Cross Hospital), marketing (M. Harris & Co.), government technology (DACRA Tech), digital experience (Relivable), food and beverage (Transcendence) and Calcium (digital health).
Sid serves on the boards of these nonprofits: The Economic Club of Chicago, Chicago Innovation and Lincoln Presidential Foundation. He is an active member in the Commercial Club of Chicago, the Chicago Club and Hyde Park Angels.
He holds a BA from the University of Chicago and graduate degrees from MIT and the State University of New York. He and his wife live in Chicago.