Alumni

Chicago Booth boasts an impressive, growing network of entrepreneurial alumni throughout the world. The Polsky Center works closely with alumni to support their entrepreneurial efforts, and alumni involvement is key to the quality and success of the center's programs.

Alumni Activities

The Polsky Center supports Chicago Booth alumni through a variety of alumni activities that help these entrepreneurs build their businesses, strengthen alumni involvement at the school, and expand alumni networks by bringing together students, entrepreneurial alumni, and others in the business community.

Small Business and Social Venture Assistance

The Polsky Center works closely with alumni and the regional business community to provide assistance to emerging entrepreneurs, small businesses, and social ventures, through a number of programs and activities. Read about our resources for general business assistance (PDF) and for social entrepreneurship assistance (PDF).

Entrepreneurs at Work

We are proud of the many entrepreneurial Chicago Booth alumni. Their diversity - from technology to beer and from education to real estate - reflects the strength of the university's entrepreneurial spirit.

Read the event coverage of a panel of Chicago Booth entrepreneurs at the 2009 Management Conference. Watch a panel featuring Alvin All, '96, co-founder and CEO of iParenting Media, and Gary Conkright, '82, CEO of InformMed, talk about their entrepreneurial journeys. (Booth login required)

Stay Connected

Alumni can give back to the Polsky Center in many ways - as mentors, conference speakers, classroom guests, program sponsors, competition judges, angel investors, and financial sponsors. We encourage alumni to check events listed on our calendar that may be of interest as well as present possible ways for them to share their experiences.

Please email Ellen Rudnick, '73, if you'd like to get involved with entrepreneurship at Chicago Booth.