The Polsky Council comprises many of the country’s leading entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and private equity investors, who provide ongoing guidance and support to the Polsky Center.
MEMBERS INCLUDE
Eric Belcher, MBA ’95 //
CEO, Numerator
Roger Blume, MBA ’67 //
Director, Quickway Distribution Services, Inc.
Dan Caruso, MBA ’90 //
Managing Director, Caruso Ventures
Keith Crandell, MBA ’88 //
Cofounder and Managing Director, ARCH Venture Partners
Jai Das, ’99 //
President, Partner, and Cofounder, Sapphire Ventures
Steve Dresner, MBA ’82 //
Founder and President, Dresner Partners
JP Gan, MBA ’99 //
Founding Partner, INCE Capital
Roopa Gandhi, MBA ’96 //
President and Founder, GEP
Scott Griffith, MBA ’90 //
Chief Executive Officer, Motiv Electric Trucks
Ross Hikida, ’94//
Managing Member, ThirdStream Partners LLC
Brent Hill, MBA ’98 //
Managing Partner, Origin Ventures
Ed Kaplan, MBA ’71 //
President, CEO, and Director, Zebra Technologies Corporation
Andy Karsner //
Senior Strategist & Space Cowboy, X, the moonshot factory
Rattan Khosa, MBA ’79 //
Founder, President, and CEO, AMSYSCO, Inc.
Daniel Kimerling, AB ’08 //
Founder and Managing Partner, Deciens Capital
Venetia Kontogouris, MBA ’77 //
Managing Director, Venkon Group, LLC
Jacqueline LeSage, MBA ’95 //
Founder and Managing General Partner, Munich Re Ventures
David Mack, PhD ’92 //
Cofounder, President, and CEO, PMV Pharmaceuticals
Matt Maloney, SM ’00, MBA ’10 //
Founder and Former CEO, GrubHub
Doug Monieson, MBA ’89 //
CEO and Executive Chairman, UICO
Lonnie Moulder, MBA ’97 //
Founding General Partner, Tellus BioVentures
Koh Nakamura, ’07 //
Management Member, Sozo Ventures
Christopher Noon, MBA ’72 //
Founding Principal, Quadrangle Development Company
James Phillips, MBA ’97 //
Advisor to CEO, Google
Michael Polsky, MBA ’87 //
Founder, President, and CEO, Invenergy
Shyam Rao, MBA ’08 //
Founder & CEO, Tote.ai
Previously Founder and CEO, Punchh
Ellen Rudnick, MBA ’73 //
Senior Advisor on Entrepreneurship, Chicago Booth
David Sacks, JD ’98 //
Cofounder and General Partner, Craft Ventures
Lee Shapiro, JD ’80 //
Managing Partner, 7wireVentures
Jon Shulkin //
Partner and Co-President, Valor Equity Partners
Michael Small, MBA ’81 //
Chairman and Co-Founder, Kognitive Networks
William Spiegel, MBA ’90 //
Chief Executive Officer, Accredited Insurance Program Management
Mark Tebbe //
Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship, Chicago Booth
Immanuel Thangaraj, AB ’92, MBA ’93 //
Cofounder and Chairman, Jurna
Jill Wyant, MBA ’02 //
President and CEO, Madison Air
Sam Yagan //
Cofounder and Managing Director, Corazon Capital