Previously, he served as Vice President for Global Business Development at SAP and held advisory and operating roles at Deloitte and House of Blues. founder and chairman of the Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Chicago and serves on the global board of the HBS Alumni Angels Association. co-authored the Harvard Business School case: “Rising from the Ashes – The Emergence of Chicago’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem” served on Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s technology and economic development delegations to Boston, London, Israel, Tokyo, and Beijing and serves on the board of the Illinois Venture Capital Association. founder of Chicago’s Stage 773 Theater, a Chicago-based performing arts center and incubator.