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Brian Hill

Brian Hill is the CEO of Edovo, a Chicago-based venture that aims to reduce recidivism by bringing tech-enabled education and communication tools to incarcerated people. Brian was in his first year of a JD/MBA at Northwestern University when he began work on a Social Impact Bond initiative for the largest single-site jail in Chicago. This […]

Taylor Rhodes

Taylor Rhodes joined SMS Assist in 2017 as Chief Executive Officer, where he is responsible for the creation and implementation of the company’s vision, strategy and operations. Taylor focuses on the combination of an engaging company culture, technology innovation and a customer-first service orientation to differentiate SMS Assist from its competitors. Taylor joins SMS Assist […]

CIO Inna Berkovich: Merging The Gap Between IT And Business

Inna Berkovich, Senior VP and CIO of Emerging Technologies, Inc., has been in the technology and consulting industry since the late 80’s. Throughout her career, Inna has been able to successfully stay up on the latest trends taking place in the marketplace and bring her knowledge to Emerging Technologies, Inc. ETI works in partnership with […]

CEO Canh Tran: Never Lose Sight Of Why You Got Into The Business

As the Co-Founder & CEO of Rippleshot, Canh Tran is relentlessly pursuing that “wow” factor for his clients. Rippleshot is transforming the way that banks and credit unions detect fraud through a cloud-based technology solution that leverages machine learning and data analytics to distinguish fraudulent activity more quickly and efficiently. As a leader, Canh advises […]

Rippleshot

Rippleshot is transforming the way that banks and credit unions detect fraud through a cloud-based technology solution that leverages machine learning and data analytics to distinguish fraudulent activity more quickly and efficiently. Rippleshot’s award-winning technology processes millions of payment card transactions to proactively pinpoint when and where a data breach occurred. Following detection, Rippleshot provides […]

Chris Gladwin

In 2004, Chris founded Cleversafe which became the largest and most strategic object storage vendor in the world (according to IDC.) He raised $100M and then led the company to over a $1.3B exit in 2015 when IBM acquired the company. The technology team he created generated over 1,000 patents granted or filed, creating one […]

Bernard Layton

Bernard Layton has over 23 years of mid-level and senior-level executive search experience within the Consumer Products, Packaged Goods, and Industrial Products industries. Prior to joining Stanton Chase in 2008, Bernard began his career at a national firm and, as Partner and Division President, started the Chicago operation for the organization. In 1992, Bernard founded […]

CEO Samir Mayekar Discusses The Greatest Challenges Of Starting Your Own Business

Bringing a hard technology to market that is rooted in science is no easy task. That’s exactly what Samir Mayekar, Co-Founder & CEO of SiNode Systems, did when he started his business. SiNode Systems is a battery materials venture developing silicon-graphene anodes for the next generation of lithium-ion batteries. “Brining a hard technology to market […]

CEO Brian Bannon On Building A Team That Values The Company’s Mission

Being the leader of a business that is over 140 years old is no easy task. Enter Brian Bannon, CEO and Commissioner of Chicago Public Library. Chicago Public Library encourages lifelong learning by welcoming all people and offering equal access to information, entertainment and knowledge through innovative services and programs, as well as cutting-edge technology. […]

Chicago Public Library

Since 1873, Chicago Public Library (CPL) has encouraged lifelong learning by welcoming all people and offering equal access to information, entertainment and knowledge through innovative services and programs, as well as cutting-edge technology. Through its 80 locations, the Library provides free access to a rich collection of materials, both physical and digital, and presents the […]