Entrepreneur-In-Residence Program

2005-06 Entrepreneurs in Residence

David Weinstein '00

David is president of the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center and oversees all operations of the organization. This includes launching and managing a statewide fundraising campaign; developing and implementing additional creative programs to serve entrepreneurs in the Chicagoland area; and identifying new partners and corporate sponsors to continue to grow the base of entrepreneurs in Chicagoland. He also is responsible for organization's marketing to entrepreneurs, government officials and corporate leaders.

For the last ten years David has worked in a variety of management positions in the technology field, both in the public and private sectors. Previously, he was president of David Weinstein & Associates, LLC. (DW&A) a Chicago-based consulting and advisory service firm specializing in assisting businesses extend their technology services and products to the public sector.

David also was president and chief executive officer of BlueMeteor from 2000 to 2001 and was responsible for developing and implementing the company's strategic vision and corporate growth to $5 million in annual revenues with 110 employees. David led the technology firm in successfully raising over $30 million of venture capital and executing strategic alliances with major technology providers and equipment manufacturers that included: Oracle Corporation, TIBCO Software, Sun Microsystems, Exodus Communications, Storage Networks and EMC.

Prior to BlueMeteor, David worked in government for four years from 1996 to 2000. He was senior technology advisor to the mayor of the City of Chicago, Richard M. Daley from 1998 to 2000. In this role he managed the City's Technology Development Initiative and co-founded the Mayor's Council of Technology.

Throughout David's work life, he has been active in the local Chicago community and he participates on the Chicago Cultural Center Foundation, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Citizens Advisory Board, and the Mayor's Council of Technology Advisors. David has been named to Crain's Chicago Business' 2005 "Who's Who in Chicago Business" and previously was named by the Chicago Sun-Times as one of the "30 under 30" government leaders in the State of Illinois.

David Weinstein is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin at Madison, receiving his degree with honors and distinction from the Phi Kappa Phi National All-University Honors Society and the Golden Key National Honors Society. He earned his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

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