Eric Paul Lefkofsky was born on September 2,1969 and is an American billionaire businessman.
15 Facts About Eric Lefkofsky
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Eric Lefkofsky is the founder of Tempus, and the co-founder of Groupon, Echo Global Logistics, InnerWorkings, and Mediaocean.
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Eric Lefkofsky is an early investor in Uptake, and the managing director of Chicago-based venture capital firm Lightbank.
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Eric Lefkofsky attended Tamarack Camps as a youth and later worked as a staff member.
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Eric Lefkofsky enrolled at the University of Michigan Law School and received his Juris Doctor in 1993.
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In fall 2001, Eric Lefkofsky co-founded InnerWorkings, a firm providing print procurement services for mid-sized companies.
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Eric Lefkofsky served on its board of directors until October 2012.
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In January 2007, Eric Lefkofsky provided $1 million in funding for ThePoint.
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In July 2014, Eric Lefkofsky was an early investor in Uptake, LLC, an analytics company.
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In 2016, Eric Lefkofsky founded Tempus, a technology company that enables physicians to deliver personalized cancer care, and serves as its CEO.
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Eric Lefkofsky is on the board of directors at Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago, the board of directors of The Art Institute of Chicago, the board of directors of The Museum of Science and Industry, and a Trustee of Steppenwolf Theatre Company He is a board member of World Business Chicago, and serves as co-chairman of its Technology Council.
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In May 2008, Eric Lefkofsky joined the committee to bring the 2016 Summer Olympics to Chicago, Chicago 2016.
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Eric Lefkofsky taught applied technology at DePaul University's Kellstadt Graduate School of Business.
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Eric Lefkofsky is an adjunct professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, teaching a course on entrepreneurship and building technology-based businesses.
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In November 2007, Easton Studio Press published Eric Lefkofsky's Accelerated Disruption, a book about how technology affects business.