People
Meet 1550 founders, developers, designers, and operators building Chicago's tech scene.
Danielle Kogan
Where do I begin...
David Perlmutter
Disruptive Technology Strategist, worked for 3 start-ups, consulted numerous tech companies on how to work with brands and advertising agencies, adept a transforming networking into revenue
Michael Kogan
quantitative trader in Chicago
Patrick Navarro
CTO and co-founder of @whimseybox. Previously co-founded @bestfriendbox, worked at @gowalla, @amd, @vaynermedia
Sahil Mehta
Northwestern Engineering Grad, Business background with Mercer & Google. Experience building/marketing orgs in Soc Ent, Music. Ready to learn, build, and hustle
Varun Kanotra
Persistent. Patient. Big Thinker. Disruptive entrepreneur.
Drew Wade
Wharton MBA, product fanatic with a couple of startups under my belt. Strong business background.
Jasmin Phua
Lindsay Saewitz
Founder/CEO of Chicago startup, operating profitably for three years. Skilled in marketing, sales, community building, and partner development.
Maggie Keen
Co-founder @cardoona. Loyola University Chicago BBA. Background in Private Equity & Wealth Mgmt @Northern Trust. Responsible for human & capital mgmt.

Michael Sheng
Pooneet Kant
Works at @winestyr. Previously worked @giftrocket. @dartmouth-college '07, ex J.P. Morgan investment banker, always searching for the next great meal & bottle.
Ravin Gandhi
Founder @gmm-nonstick-coatings • Investor @tred • Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign , @kellogg-school-of-management-1
Rob Volk
Builds highly scalable web apps. Loves skiing, climbing, traveling, & listening to live music. CTO @charlie-app past: CTO Beyond Diet, Sr. Consultant @avanade
Austin Asamoa-Tutu
Co-founder & CEO at @sweetperk, Inc; Kellogg MBA, Levy Fellow; Global Product Manager for Embedded Software (Johnson Controls); Web start-up through undergrad.
Colin Boardway
Associate @techstars
Greg Ipp
@stagebloc co-founder. Technical lead at The Uprising Creative. Formerly at Vice, Nintendo, and EA. Bar and record label owner.
Karen Adler
Customer Experience @brideside; MBA Student ('13) from @kellogg-school-of-management-1; Worked at @boston-consulting-group, @target
Nigel Bahadur
Founder @exe-technologies
Trey Hart
VC Fund Investor at Northern Trust. VC Professor at University of Maryland.
Aaron Mog
Founder & CEO at ThirdPartyTrust
Allison Hannon
Founder @root3-technologies • Studied at @columbia-university, @university-of-chicago Worked at The Climate Group, Argonne Nat'l Labs Herman Fellow UChicago Booth
Andy Hopson
Skilled Senior Marketing Executive
Becky Banasik
Leading teams that create & deliver data-driven strategies and solutions for some of the world's leading brands @circle-media @bazaarvoice @accenture .