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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Co-Chairmen

James O’Connor, Jr.* Managing Director MVC Capital, Inc.
Bryant Keil* Chairman of the Board Potbelly Sandwich Works

Board Members

Hank AdamsCEOSportvision, Inc.
John AielloCo-Founder & CEOThe SAVO Group
Laura Ferris AndersonSenior Private BankerJP Morgan
Leslie AndersonSenior Vice President, District Market ManagerHarris Bank
Jeffrey AroninPresident & CEOOvation Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Adarsh Arora*CEOAthena Security Inc.
David BakerVP External AffairsIllinois Institute of Technology
Robert Blackwell, Jr.PresidentElectronic Knowledge Interchange
Matt BrownPartnerKatten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Steven ChamberlainExecutive Vice PresidentNational City Bank, Now a part of PNC
Lon ChowPartnerApex Venture Partners
Michael ColeManaging DirectorMadison Dearborn Partners, LLC
Linda DarraghDirector of Entrepreneurship ProgramsUniversity of Chicago Booth School of Business
Dean DeBiaseChairmanReboot Partners
Jim DuganCEO, Co-Founder & Managing PartnerOCA Ventures / O’Connor Partners
Michael Ferro, Jr.*Chairman & CEOMerrick Ventures, LLC
James GrayChairman of the BoardoptionsXpress
Sam GurenManaging DirectorHyde Park Angels
Troy HenikoffProfessor of EntrepreneurshipNorthwestern University
Warren HoltsbergCo-Head of Portfolio ManagementMVC Capital, Inc.
Gregg KaplanPresident and Chief Operating OfficerCoinstar
Anil KumarCEO and Co-FounderQuinnox
Alain LeCoqueExecutive Vice PresidentColliers Bennett & Kahnweiler
John LivingstonDirector & Chicago Office Managing PartnerMcKinsey & Co.
Talia MashiachCEO & FounderEved Services
Matt McCallManaging DirectorDFJ PORTAGE Venture Partners
Joseph McInerneyPresident and CEOCardinal Growth
Andrew McKenna, Jr.*PresidentSchwarz Supply Source
Barry MerkinClinical Professor of EntrepreneurshipKellogg School of Management
Maura O’HaraExecutive DirectorIllinois Venture Capital Association
Sarah PangSenior VP, Corporate CommunicationsCNA
Karen PerlmanSenior VP, Director of MarketingMB Financial
J.B. Pritzker*Managing PartnerThe Pritzker Group
Jerry Roper*President & CEOChicagoland Chamber of Commerce
Patrick Ryan, Jr.CEOIncisent Technologies
Orlando SaezManaging PartnerSaez Brunner Capital Group, LLC
Michael SoenenFormer Chairman and CEOFTD, Inc.
Juergen StarkCorporate VP Productivity DevicesMotorola
John Sydnor*PresidentMelvin Securities, LLC
Randall Tavierne*Partner | Midwest Area Strategic Growth Markets LeaderErnst & Young LLP
Tom ThompsonManaging DirectorWP Global Partners Inc
David Tolmie*PartnerEdgewater Funds

* Member of the CEC Executive Committee