2024 Polsky Exchange Summary Report In 2024 the Polsky Exchange continued to be a cornerstone of innovation and entrepreneurship on Chicago’s South Side. Through its work and meeting spaces, Small Bu…
The South Side Business Development Internship provides an opportunity for University of Chicago College students to gain valuable consulting experience working on projects with local community busine…
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The Polsky Center is welcoming the latest cohort of Innovate2Market, a five-week program designed to help community inventors and innovators explore the commercial potential and impact of their produ…
The new cohort of the Polsky Science and Technology Associates includes three University of Chicago graduate students who are working with the Polsky Center’s technology and business development team…
Alchemist Accelerator and the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation are thrilled to announce the inaugural cohort of Alchemist Chicago. Alchemist Chicago Cohort 1…
Join the Evening/Weekend ETA Club for an engaging panel discussion featuring active searchers in the entrepreneurship-through-acquisition (ETA) space. Panelists d by Rodrigue Djikeuchi, MBA ’25, Jon H…
2024-2025 Polsky Center Impact Report This past year (July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025) at the Polsky Center was defined by momentum — from advancing innovation and entrepreneurship across the Universit…
Polsky Center Investor-in-Residence Duane Jackson, founder and managing partner of Author Capital Partners, leads a workshop focused on building a strong investment thesis. Topics include the foundati…
Brittani Brown brings a background spanning startups, venture capital, and entrepreneurship. They have held operator roles at two digital health unicorns, supported accelerator programming at BLCK VC,…
Kelly McGuire is a mission-driven senior finance executive with more than 20 years of experience, she brings a strong record of profitability, sustainable growth, and team leadership across nonprofit…
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