Chicago Innovation Judges
Each year, our expert panel strives to build a balanced portfolio of Chicago area companies, both large and small, for-profit and not-for-profit, that best represent the results of a sustained commitment to innovation.
Michael Arndt
Executive Vice President & Executive Editor, Edelman
Ellen Barry
Former CIO, Metro Pier and Exposition Authority
John Berschied
Former Head of R&D and Innovation S. C. Johnson Co., Alberto Culver Co., and Church and Dwight Co.
Hardik Bhatt
GM of Smart Cities & Transportation, Amazon Web Services
Ron Gleason
Director of News and Programming, WBBM Newsradio 780 and 105.9 FM
Michael Krauss
President, Market Strategy Group
Tom Kuczmarski
Co-founder, Chicago Innovation; President, Kuczmarski Innovation
Dan Miller
Co-founder, Chicago Innovation
Maura O’Hara
Executive Director, Illinois Venture Capital Association
Orlando Saez
Founder, Aker
Gary Slack
Chairman & CEO, Slack and Company
Leslie Vickrey
CEO & Founder of ClearEdge Marketing; Co-founder of ARA