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 //
Cofounder and CEO, Zayo Group
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 of Autonomous Vehicle Product, Marketing and Operations, Ford Motor Company
Leslie Henshaw, MBA ’87 //
Private Transactions Partner, Deerfield
Ross Hikida, ’94//
Managing Member, ThirdStream Partners LLC
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
Matt Maloney, SM ’00, MBA ’10 //
Founder and Former CEO, GrubHub
Doug Monieson, MBA ’89 //
CEO and Executive Chairman, UICO
Lonnie Moulder, MBA ’97 //
Cofounder and CEO, TESARO, Inc.
Koh Nakamura, ’07 //
Management Member, Sozo Ventures
Christopher Noon, MBA ’72 //
Founding Principal, Quadrangle Development Company
James Phillips, MBA ’97 //
President, Business Applications, Microsoft
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
Michael Small, MBA ’81 //
Director, First Midwest Bancorp
William Spiegel, MBA ’90 //
Deputy Executive Chairman, Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd.
Mark Tebbe //
Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship, Chicago Booth
Immanuel Thangaraj, AB ’92, MBA ’93 //
Managing Director for Essex Woodlands
Jill Wyant, MBA ’02 //
President and CEO, Madison Air
Donna Zarcone, MBA ’87 //
Former President and CEO, The Economic Club of Chicago