Mentor/Investor/Educator/HypeMan
Jack is a blue collar kid from Buffalo, NY, oldest of seven children and the first in his family to graduate from college. After graduating from Canisius University and spending two years at Chase Manhattan Bank, he got his MBA from the Wharton School of Business.
He spent 18 years and rose to Senior Partner at McKinsey &Co.; then worked as a senior executive at water equipment company Pentair Inc.
He is current very active in the Minnesota entrepreneurial ecosystem, including the following
- active angel and venture capital investor
- mentor for startup founders/team and Mentor-In-Residence at Techstars
- Adjunct Professor at the University of St. Thomas, where he serves as the Schulze Executive Fellow for Entrepreneurial Practice
- Operating Advisor at private equity firm Norwest Equity Partners
Jack has served on half a dozen non profit Boards, and he and his wife Claire have three kids and two dogs. He enjoys time with friends and boating on the lake, fishing occasionally and continuously working on his golf game.