rob schultz
Rob Schultz is a Senior Director of IllinoisVENTURES and a Partner of the Illinois Emerging Technologies Fund. He is focused primarily on information technologies and digital media companies and is responsible for managing the Champaign, Illinois office. Rob currently serves on numerous corporate boards including Fluensee, RiverGlass, ShareThis, Mirror.me, Local Offer Network, Diagnostic Photonics, and Nuvixa. Rob is the Founder and former CEO of DigitalWork, Inc., a small business services company and a Draper Fisher Jurvetson, TL Ventures, Dell Ventures and Attractor portfolio company. As CEO, Rob led the company in building an award-winning service, raising substantial funding from top-tier venture firms, leading the Company through an IPO process, hiring over 140 talented employees, acquiring over 10,000 customers and developing partnerships with such leading companies as AOL, Dell, Office Depot, and Wells Fargo. Prior to DigitalWork, Rob was the President of Nequity, a subsidiary of Signet Bank that was acquired in 1997. Prior to Nequity, Rob was a consultant with McKinsey and Company and Deloitte and Touche. In 2000, Rob was a Year 2000 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist. He was named as one of the "100 most important executives, decision-makers, financiers and idea people in the Chicago Internet community" by Crain's Chicago Business. Rob has been a frequent guest lecturer at the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business, Northwestern University and University of Illinois. Rob is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago. Rob received an MBA in finance from the University of Chicago and a bachelor's degree in economics from Northwestern University. Specialties Start-up, information technology, digital media, venture capital read more ...
  • Northwestern University
  • University Of Chicago
  • Consultant At Mckinsey And Company
  • Sr. Director At Illinoisventures

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