Brad Keywell

Athlete, Brainstormer, Change Agent, Concerned citizen, Connector, Entrepreneur, Idea generator, Industrialist, Investor, Jewish, Parent, Philanthropist, Social entrepreneur, Technologist, Writer/Editor

Brad Keywell, 48, is the Co-Founder and CEO of Uptake Technologies, a predictive analytics SaaS company whose products harness data from sensors to create high-impact actionable insights. Keywell is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Lightbank, a venture fund investing in disruptive technology businesses. He is a Co-Founder of Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN), and a Co-Founder aof Mediaocean, an integrated technology platforms for the media buying industry. He is a Co-Founder of Echo Global Logistics (NASDAQ:ECHO), a technology-based enterprise transportation management firm. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR), an S&P 500 company. Brad is the Founder and Chairman of Chicago Ideas Week, one of the largest ideas and innovation platforms in the world. He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where he teaches a course on entrepreneurship and disruptive technology. He is the Immediate Past Chairman of the Illinois Innovation Council, appointed by Illinois Governor Pat Quinn. Brad is the Chairman of the Future Founders Foundation, which runs programs designed to help teach and inspire high school students in entrepreneurship, and connect them with mentors and role models for guidance and inspiration. He is a Trustee of the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurship at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, and a Trustee of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Politics at the University of Chicago. He is on the Advisory Board of the Directors College for Global Business at the University of Michigan Law School. Keywell is on the Board of Trustees of the Foundation of NorthShore University HealthSystem, a $1.5 billion healthcare organization. He has been a Special Advisor to the Redmoon Theater Company, a Chicago-based theater and public spectacle performance troupe, and a Board Member of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. He is a member of The Commercial Club of Chicago. He is a member of Young Presidents’ Organization, and served as Chairman of the YPO Coaches Clinic, an international YPO event. Keywell received his J.D. cum laude from the University of Michigan School of Law (1993) and his Bachelor of Business Administration with honors from the University of Michigan (1991).