16 Facts About Eric Lefkofsky

Eric Paul Lefkofsky was born on September 2,1969 and is an American billionaire businessman.

Eric Lefkofsky is the founder and CEO of Tempus AI, and the co-founder of Groupon, Echo Global Logistics, InnerWorkings, and Mediaocean.

Eric Lefkofsky's father, Bill, was a structural engineer, and his mother, Sandy, was a school teacher.

Eric Lefkofsky attended Tamarack Camps as a child and later worked there as a member of staff.

Eric Lefkofsky enrolled at the University of Michigan Law School and received his Juris Doctor in 1993.

Eric Lefkofsky was on its board of directors until October 2012.

In February 2005, Eric Lefkofsky co-founded a freight logistics company, Echo Global Logistics.

In June 2006, Eric Lefkofsky co-founded MediaBank, a company providing technology for advertising buyers.

In January 2007, Eric Lefkofsky provided $1 million in funding for ThePoint.

In July 2014, Eric Lefkofsky co-founded Uptake Technologies, a predictive analytics company.

In 2016, Eric Lefkofsky founded Tempus AI, a technology company that enables physicians to deliver personalized cancer care, and is its CEO.

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 is co-chairman of its Technology Council.

In May 2008, Eric Lefkofsky joined the committee to bring the 2016 Summer Olympics to Chicago, Chicago 2016.

Eric Lefkofsky taught applied technology at DePaul University's Kellstadt Graduate School of Business.

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.

In November 2007, Easton Studio Press published Eric Lefkofsky's Accelerated Disruption, a book about how technology affects business.