Driving the Growth of the Illinois Tech Industry

The ITA Talent Leadership Board bridges an ongoing discussion between industry and education, ensuring graduates have the skills employers are seeking.  Civic organizations and government leaders gain critical insights to the decision making process of students and companies, using this information to continue to position Chicago and Illinois as a technology industry hub. 

ITA is proud to have the support of the Illinois Innovation Council (IIC).

The Talent Leaderhip Board Members include:

Industry Members:

• Jeremie Bacon, CEO, Backstop Solutions Group
• Joshua Bennett, Technology Architect, The CME Group
• Rona Borre, President & CEO, Instant Technology
  
• Mike Evans, COO, GrubHub
• Sue Fullman, CEO, Dishable.com
• Jeff Holden, Senior VP Product Development, Groupon
  
• Terry Howerton, Managing Partner, TechNexus
• Joe Jablonski,  CEO, WeGather
• George Kondiles, CTO, WeGather
• Roger Liew, CTO, Orbitz Worldwide
• Matt Mead. Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer, Redpoint Technologies
• Andre Odendaal, Vice-President Application Development, R.J. O'Brien
• Amisha Rigia, Vice President Talent Management, Model Metrics
• Eric Wasowicz, Managing Partner, RJE Group
• Paul Waters, Associate Director Software Development, The CME Group
  

Community Members:

• Linda Dao, Managing Director - Tech2020, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
• Charles Eaton, Executive Director, Creating IT Futures Foundation
  
• Dan Lyne, Director, Technology, World Business Chicago
• Matt Summy, President and CEO, Illinois Science and Technology Coalition
• Todd Thibodeaux, President and CEO, CompTIA
• Bill Waas, Chairman, Illinois Technology Foundation
  

Academic Members:

• Jed Taylor, Assistant Director, Technology Entrepreneur Center, UIUC
• Nick Karonis, Computer Science Department Chair, Northern Illinois University
  
• Renu Kulkarni, Founder & Executive Director Future Media at Georgia Tech
• Peter Nelson, Dean, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Engineering
• Dennis Roberson, Vice-Provost & Research Professor, IIT
• Ira Weiss, Professor University of Chicago Booth School & Managing Director, Hyde Park Angels