Illinois Ventures Team
Nancy Sullivan
CEO, Managing Director, and Managing Principal
Chicago
Thomas Parkinson
Senior Director, Principal, Venture Partner
Urbana-Champaign
Nancy Harvey
Senior Director, Principal
Chicago
Paul Magelli
Director, Illini Angels
Chicago
Mark O’Connor
Associate
Chicago
Christopher Valera
Operations Coordinator
Chicago
Illinois Ventures Board
Comprised of top investment and technology professionals, the Illinois Ventures Board oversees the investments managed by the our team. Each board member brings a unique, experienced view to the table and we rely on their expert advice throughout the lifecycle of our portfolios. The investment committee for our private funds consists of top-tier finance and business professionals.
Private Sector
Board Members
Michael T. Tokarz
Chairman
Chairman & CEO, Tokarz Group
Dr. Deb Paul
Director, Business Development & Licensing, Abbott Laboratories (Retired)
Dennis Hesch
Vice Chair
Executive VP, The Carle System
Sarah Phalen
President and CEO, INB
Todd W. Lillibridge
President & Chief Executive Officer at TWL Enterprises, LLC
Dr. Guy Padbury
SVP, Oncology Clinical Pharmacology & Translational Sciences, Pfizer
University of Illinois System
Board Members
Jeffrey Brown
Dean, Gies College of Business, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Susan A. Martinis
Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Paul Ellinger
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Comptroller, University of Illinois
Ex-officio
Dr. Suseelan R. Pookote
Director, Office of Technology Management, University of Illinois Chicago
Dr. Joanna Groden
Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Illinois Chicago
Dr. Jay Walsh
Vice President for Economic Development and Innovation, University of Illinois
Ex-officio
Nathan Hoffmann
Director, Office of Technology Management, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Nancy Sullivan
CEO, Managing Director, and Managing Principal, Illinois Ventures
Ex-officio