Team

HPA’s Leadership Team institutes and executes the strategies and policies that drive investments, membership, partnerships, and community outreach.

Management Team

Managing Director

Purpose-driven leader, investor, and entrepreneur. Leads the most active early-stage venture group in the Midwest.

Senior Principal

Manages and oversees deal activity, from sourcing and due diligence to new and follow-on investments.

Principal

Supports portfolio companies, provides analytical insights into investment performance, and analyzes venture capital trends.

Principal

Manages and oversees HPA's sourcing activity, analyzes market data and trends, and captures investment performance.

Marketing & Community Manager

Oversees brand communications and strategy and manages membership, partnerships and community engagement.

Chief Executive Officer of Jellyvision, which has become one of Chicago’s fastest growing tech companies.

Founded and operates an industrial supplies company with almost 50% market share in its vertical.

Telecom expert managing investments in wireless spectrum and telecom infrastructure.

25 years of venture capital and private equity investing; Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Private Equity at Booth School of Business

Serial adtech executive who successfully exited two companies, one which he took public and another which he sold.

Co-founded a global ecommerce platform with a variety of clients around the world and leads its operations.

Seasoned executive at one of world’s largest global investment banks and wealth advisory firms and active board member of multiple companies.

Background includes a range of experience in entrepreneurship, medicine, law, insurance, angel investing and politics.

Seasoned executive who led Nielsen and now serves as an active board member of over a dozen companies.

Chief Executive Officer & Founder of Vantage Technology; started several healthcare ventures.

Chief Operating Officer at Chowbus; one of the first 50 employees at Uber and former COO of JUMP Bikes.