Visiting Lecturer within the Management and Organizations area of the S.C. Johnson College of Business and the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management

Early-stage healthcare venture fund

Lead TA for Professor Meadow's entrepreneurial and venture capital courses: “Commercializing Innovation”, “Entrepreneurial Finance & Private Equity”, "Introduction to Venture Capital" (PhDs) and for two-week Executive MBA Elective Sessions• Co-developed and coordinated PhD-focused course in partnership with the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship: “Introduction to Venture Capital: A Toolkit for Analyzing Startups” • Created case studies for private equity deal to be used in class/during TA-led review sessions• Competed in Phase 1 and 2 of Global New Venture Challenge (Hong Kong, 2018)

Northshore Edward-Elmhurst Venture Capital (NS-EE VC) is the corporate venture arm of Northshore University-Edward-Elmhurst Health (EEH) and was founded in 2019 to invest in innovative solutions that advance EEH’s vision of transforming healthcare while diversifying its revenue base. Our venture capital fund focuses on Seed, and Series A rounds where we can partner with portfolio companies addressing current and future pain points in healthcare.

Edward-Elmhurst Health Venture Capital (EEH VC) is the corporate venture arm of Edward-Elmhurst Health (EEH) and was founded in 2019 to invest in innovative solutions that advance EEH’s vision of transforming healthcare while diversifying its revenue base. Our venture capital fund focuses on Seed, and Series A rounds where we can partner with portfolio companies addressing current and future pain points in healthcare.

TAFi’s clinical data integration platform seamlessly blends data streams from multiple clinical and non-clinical sources and connects them to the EMR, providing a holistic and unified view of patients. The company’s secure, scalable, cost-effective platform aggregates, normalizes and stores all data in a centralized layer on which vendors can run analytics or other clinical support tools. Quick to deploy and integrate with new applications without requiring costly services or IT staff involvement, TAFi's platform allows application developers and medical device manufacturers to design products around a single API. By enabling true interoperability with data that matters, TAFi helps accelerate innovation in healthcare while reducing operational costs and improving outcomes.

Series A Investment/Fundraising Advisor

Series A Investment/Fundraising Advisor

Level Ex is a technology company that is unleashing the latest visual effects from the gaming and entertainment industry into the field of medicine. With Level Ex, we have united a team of world-renowned software engineers, 3D animators and game designers to work side-by-side with expert surgeons and top digital health executives. Together, they have created a-first-of-its-kind virtual surgery technology that helps physicians master critical surgical skills more efficiently and effectively, rallying leading healthcare technology investors.

MATTER is a community of healthcare innovators, an incubator of ideas, and a catalyst for change. We are boots-on-the-ground entrepreneurs pushing against the status quo and established institutions dedicated to improving patients’ lives. At MATTER we are all hungry for change, and we’re working together to solve real and complex healthcare problems.

As the 3rd largest monthly startup event in the United States, Technori is a showcase of the Midwest's most innovative startups, debuting their latest technologies. Each month, 500 impassioned entrepreneurs, developers, designers, investors, and tech enthusiasts gather to watch five companies present and the results have been amazing. 47+ showcases and 21,000+ attendees. Over 230 companies have presented. They now employ over 1,000 people and have raised over $198 million in funding.

ZestXLabs is a research firm that specializes in the application of neuroscience to marketing and consumer behavior.Clients include: Facebook, American Express

Prop algorithmic trading firm.

• Analyzed clinical trial data to ensure accurate representation of results and minimize FDA violations.• Ensured quality, FDA compliance, and consistency of content across all advertisements developed by company and partner agencies.• Interfaced with client and account team to help regulatory departments align with a consistent and appropriate position.• Facilitated cross-departmental meetings, implemented new product workflows, and trained new team members