The festival is organized by the University of Chicago Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation; the Institute for Translational Medicine; Chicago Booth’s Social Enterprise Initiative; and the Office of Research, Innovation, and National Laboratories. “Innovation Fest brings together brilliant minds from on campus and around Chicago to celebrate innovation,” said Mary Naset, assistant director for external relations and communications for the Polsky Center. “This showcase truly demonstrates the kind of groundbreaking thinking that happens every day at UChicago.”
Learn more about the UChicago Innovation Fest programming at innofest.uchicago.edu.
Inspired by his mother’s entrepreneurial spirit, Jason Brown, ’09, founded four successful companies by the age of 35, including the revolutionary fintech app Tally.
The Measure of Real Wealth
The founder and CEO of Brazilian active-wear company Authen talks passion, determination, and his work to constantly become a better version of himself.
Insights from Bold Entrepreneur Christopher Spikes, ’08
CityBase is on a mission to streamline fragmented municipal payment systems and make local government more accessible to all citizens.
This Booth-Bred Govtech Startup Is Making Cities Smarter
