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acton
Heather Acton
Alumnus, Engineering
Founder of Envision Lake County, Freelance web designer

adler
Daniel Adler
Alumnus, Law
Founder of Law Offices of Daniel J. Adler, LLC

artwick
Bruce Artwick
Alumnus, Electrical Engineering
Founder of SubLOGIC

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Beardsley
Sarah Beardsley
Alumnus, Business Administration
President of Venus Holding, LLC and Venus Zine


Sue Becker
Alumnus, Accounting
Founder of From Piles to Smiles

threadmeddle
Christine Betsill and Johannah Wininsky
Alumni, Dance
Founders of Thread Meddle Outfit

bitzer
Donald Bitzer
Alumnus, Electrical Engineering
Inventor of plasma display

bleatman
Amanda Bleatman
Alumnus, Painting
Founder of A.M.B. Jewelry

boon
Edward Boon
Alumnus, Mathematics & Computer
Creator of Mortal Kombat

Boonruangruatana
Samrerng Boonruangruatana
Alumnus, Education
Founder of Her Royal Highness Princess Mahachakri Sirindhorn Hospital of Srinakarinwirot

boulanger
Bill Boulanger
Alumnus, Chemistry
Founder of Obiter Research, LLC


Alex Bratton
Alumnus, Computer Engineering
Founder of Lextech Global Services

brown
Channing Brown
Alumnus, Computer Science
Founder of Greencourt Software


Carlton Bruett
Alumnus, Graphic Design
Participant, Illinois Launch
Founder of CarltonBruettDesign
 

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callahan
Michael Callahan

Alumnus, Systems & Entrepreneurial Engineering
Founder of Ambient Corporation


carroll
Cassie Carroll
Alumnus, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Founder of Illinois Green Business Association


Jocelyn Carter-Miller
Alumnus, Accountancy
Founder of TechEdVentures

cheney
Matt Cheney and Zack Rosen
Alumnus, Information Science
Co-founder of Chapter Three and Mission Bicycle


Cary Chessick
Founder and CEO of Restaurant.com

chomko
Rik Chomko
Alumnus, English
Founder of InRule Technology, Inc.


Doris K. Christopher
Alumnus, Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Founder and Chairman of The Pampered Chef

cioffi
John Cioffi
Alumnus, Electrical Engineering
Founder of Amati Communications and ASSIA, Inc

clark
Ashton Clark and Ryan Clark
Alumni, Accountancy
Participants, Illinois Launch
Founders of UTicketIt.com

colangelo
Jerry Colangelo
Alumnus, Applied Health Sciences
Owner of Phoenix Suns NBA franchise

cole
Margi Cole
Alumnus, Dance
Founder of The Dance COLEctive


Andrew Czarnik
Alumnus, Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry
Co-founder of Illumina

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davis
Jack W. Davis
Alumnus, Graphic Design
Founder of Jack W. Davis Graphics

dawson
Doug Dawson
Alumnus, Kinesiology
Founder of Professional Pediatric Home Care


Anthony DiTommaso
Alumnus, Finance
President and CEO of Innerpac, Inc.

dubin
Marty Dubin
Alumnus, Acting
Member of Ensemble 113

 

 

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Stacey Edgar
Alumnus, Social Work
Founder of Global Girlfriend

evans
Jesse Evans
Alumnus, Journalism
Founder of Lucky hand Brewing Company

 

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fahey
Blaine Fahey
Alumnus, Information Systems and Information Technology
Illinois Launch, Class of 2010-11
Founder of Illini Crime

fields
Alissa Fields Versten
Alumnus, Agriculture
Founder of Eye Spy Optical

foellinger
Helene R. Foellinger
Alumnus
Founder of Foellinger Foundation and News Publishing Co.


Tracy and Brian Frizzell
Alumni, Human Resources and Family Studies & Electrical Engineering
Founders of Economic Awareness Council


Ping Fu
Alumnus, Computer Science
Co-founder of Geomagic, Inventor of Digital Shape Sampling and Processing (DSSP) Software

 

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gendron
Jason Gendron
Alumnus, Finance
Participant, Illinois Launch
Founder of CouponRelay.com


Albert and Alexander Goldstein
Alumni, Business
Founders of CashNetUSA and Pangea Real Estate
gordon
Justin Gordon and Morgan Peter Brown
Alumni, Acting
Founders of FallBack Plan Productions

Matt Gornick
Alumnus, Computer Science
Founder of OrangeQC

   

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Mark Hogan
Alumnus, Business Administration and Finance
Director, President and CEO of The Vehicle Production Group LLC

Holonyak
Nick Holonyak
Alumnus and Faculty, Electrical Engineering
Inventor of light-emitting diode (LED)
 

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iwan
Lori Iwan
Alumnus, Law
Founder of Iwan Law Firm, LLC


 

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Mannie Jackson
Alumnus
Owner and Chairman of Harlem Globetrotters

johnson
Robert Johnson
Alumnus, History
Founder of Black Entertainment Television
 

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kaplan
Zach Kaplan
Alumnus, Mechnical Engineering
Founder of Inventables, Inc.

Karim
Jared Karim
Alumnus, Computer Science
Co-founder of YouTube

keiser-long
Carol Keiser-Long
Alumnus, Animal Science
Founder of C-ARC Enterprises


Shahid Khan
Alumnus, Mechanical Engineering
Owner of Flex-n-Gate

Jeff Kibler and team StashVerify
King
Nancy King Nertz
Alumnus, Painting
Founder of Artful Framer Studios & ArtDe Triumph Art Gallery and Studio
klein
Daniel Klein and Patrick Tannous
Alumnus, Finance
Participants, Illinois Launch
Founders of Tiesta Tea


August Knecht, Adam Steele, and Will Leinweber
Alumni
Participants, Illinois Launch
Founders of Merge.fm



Michael Krasny
Alumnus, Finance
Chairman Emeritus of CDW Computer Centers, Inc.

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layton
Robert Layton
Alumnus, Mechanical Engineering
Founder of Bicycle Illinois

Leistner
Kim Leistner
Alumnus, Broadcast Journalism
Founder of SpringfieldMoms.org

lilly
Brian Lilly
Alumnus and Faculty, General Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering
Founder of Smart Solutions, Inc.

long
Robert Long
Alumnus, Education
Vice President for Programs, W.K. Kellogg Foundation

 

 

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Jeffrey Margolis
Alumnus, Business Administration
Chairman, CEO and President of The TriZetto Group

martens
Rainer Martens
Alumnus, Kinesiology
Founder of Human Kinetics Publishers

mcfarland
H. Richard McFarland
Alumnus, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Founder of McFarland Food Corporation


Cirilo McSween
Alumnus
The first African American entrepreneur, McDonald’s franchisor


Steven Miller
Alumnus
Founder of Origin Ventures

morenz
Jill Morenz
Alumnus, Interior Design
Founder of Interior Solutions by Jill Morenz

murray
Lauren Murray and Annie Murray
Alumni, Food Science Human Nutrition and Hospitality Management
Founders of L.A. Gourmet Catering




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naber
Jonathan Naber
Alumnus, Materials Science and Engineering
Participant, Illinois Launch
Founder of Illini Prosthetics Team


Gordon Nameni
Alumnus, Materials Science and Engineering
Founder of Jangee


Joshua Norris
Participant, Illinois Launch
Founder of IsoMax

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olesen
Michael Olesen
Alumnus, Economics
Founder of Geneva investment Group and Stockholm's Pub and Brewery

 

 

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patel
Eboo Patel
Alumnus, Sociology
Founder of Interfaith Youth Core


Janet Powaga
Alumnus, Law
Illinois Launch Mentor
Vice President and Director of Research of DN Partners

 

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Gabriella Risatti
Alumnus, Industrial Distribution Management
Founder of Gabriella New York Bridal Salon

rutter
Bryce Rutter
Alumnus, Industrial Design, Kinesiology
Founder of Metaphase Design Group

 

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Samaranayake
Suraj Samaranayake
Alumnus, Computer Science
Co-founder of Scheedule.com

schleicher
Lise Schleicher
Alumnus, Busines Administration, Labor and Industrial Relations
Founder of Basketworks


Donald Shannon
Alumnus, Finance
Founder of Interior Investments, LLC


Bob Shopes
Alumnus, Biophysics
Founder of Favrille, Inc.

shunk
Dan Shunk
Alumnus, Agricultural Engineering
Franchise owner of Two Men and a Truck

 

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Bill Tai
Alumnus, Electrical Engineering
Serial entrepreneur and Partner at Charles River Ventures


Peter Trenchard
Alumnus, Finance
Founder of National Golf Course Association


Hatim Tyabji
Alumnus, Electrical Engineering
Executive Chairman/Chairman of Bytemobile/DataCard Group

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washington
Beverly Washington
Alumnus, Dance Education
Founder of Image Factor, Inc.

wainscott
Peggy Wainscott
Alumnus, Computer Science Engineering
Founder of Peg's Purses


Patrick Walsh
Alumnus, Physics and Economics
Co-founder of Greenlight Planet, Inc.

west
Stephen West
Alumnus, Dance
Founder of Westknits


Dirk and Jennifer Williams
Alumnus, Business Administration
Owners of Beverly's Best Bakery

wolter
Marcia Wolter
Alumnus, Art Education
Founder of Dundore Dolls

wood
George Wood
Alumnus, Education
Founder of the Institute for Democracy and Education

woolman
Collett Woolman
Alumnus, Agricultural Engineering
Founder of Delta Airlines

 

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