Craig Vodnik

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Mr. Craig Vodnik is a Co-Founder & serves as Senior Advisor at Cleverbridge. Previously, he served as Chief Executive Officer at the company. His Internet expertise dates back to 1995 when, as Webmaster of the Chicago Tribune, he was key to launching the paper online. In addition to serving as Project Manager, in North America for Europe's leading e-commerce provider, he also worked in advertising and financial services. He holds BS in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. He also serves as Board Member at Hyde Park Angels. Before Cleverbridge, he worked at companies in the financial services, e-commerce, banking and publishing industries, starting with his first job as the webmaster at the Chicago Tribune, where he led the technical efforts to launch the newspaper online in 1996. He is passionate about mentoring the next generation of entrepreneurs, spending his time at Catapult Chicago, with the Junto Institute or in conjunction with Techstars Chicago. He has been recognized for his success as a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Midwest, one of the 2015 Techweek 100 and included in the Blue Sky's Vault, a collection of Chicago's tech and innovation leaders. He is also co-chair of the Digital Media & Technology subgroup at Hyde Park Angels. He works with associates to source, evaluate and recommend companies for presenting to the broader membership of Hyde Park Angels. His interests like in e-commerce, software, Software-as-a-Service and marketplaces.