Entrepreneur-In-Residence/Investor-In-Residence (EIR/IIR) In-Person Office Hours
On Thursday, April 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., our Polsky Center Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIR) and Investors-in-Residence (IIR) will be available for in-person advising sessions in the Polsky Suite. You can sign up for a 30 minute 1-on-1 session with an EIR/IIR, or you can register for a group discussion. Details on the group discussion and bios for our EIRs and IIRs are below.
These advising sessions are only open to currently enrolled students at the University of Chicago. Please only sign up for one session.
Group Discussion
"Ask Me Anything" (AMA) with Mus Chagal and Jamie Shah.
Join us for an exciting AMA with Mus Chagal and Jamie Shah. Feel free to submit questions ahead of time to [email protected].
Mustafa “Mus” Chagal is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and a long-time judge-mentor for several NVC tracks advising numerous early stage companies. Chagal helped with the launch of the Duality Quantum accelerator and is a mentor to deeptech companies, and a member of the Advisory Committee for the George Schultz Innovation Fund.
Jamie Shah operates her family’s business, Chem-Impex, a distributor and manufacturer of high purity laboratory chemicals. Prior to Chem-Impex, Shah was the chief operating officer of The Spice House. She was also previously the lead associate at Hyde Park Angels and Hyde Park Venture Partners, and was selected as a Kauffman Fellows Finalist. She started her career at Goldman Sachs as an investment banker in the consumer retail group, and then was a financial analyst for Google Maps.
Individual Mentorship
Duane Jackson is the founder of Author Capital Partners, a private investment firm that partners with essential services businesses at the nexus of business services, financial services, and healthcare services.
Doug Monieson is currently CEO and executive chairman of UICO, a rugged touch screen manufacturing company in Chicago. UICO was founded at Chicago Booth in 2008 and is backed by PE and venture capital. Monieson has successfully led two previous exits: Fishidy which was acquired by RayMarine in 2018 and Gradebeam which was acquired by Textura in 2011.
Kim Vender Moffat is an investor, board member, and advisor to early-stage, small, and middle-market growth companies. She began her investment career in venture capital before moving into growth and later stage. She has focused on investing in founder-led and mission-driven businesses, and she founded Rosa Partners, through which she currently advises and partners with founders and management of private companies, investment firms, and family offices. Vender Moffat has served on many corporate boards and currently is a board member of the First Women’s Bank and Impact Engine.
Chris Sell is the Co-Founder of GrowthLoop - an AI powered software that leverages the data cloud to orchestrate digital marketing. Top companies, including Costco, PGA Tour, NASCAR, Google, and Ford, orchestrate their digital marketing with GrowthLoop. Chris began his career at Google working on Google Ads, Google Chrome, and Google[x] and pitching his mobile app ideas to anyone who would listen.