Eric Lefkofsky

Eric Lefkofsky is the co-founder and Managing Director of Lightbank. He is also the co-founder and Chairman of Groupon (GRPN) and co-founder of InnerWorkings (INWK), a global provider of managed print and promotional solutions; Echo Global Logistics (ECHO), a technology-enabled transportation and logistics outsourcing firm; Mediaocean, a leading provider of integrated media procurement technology; and Uptake Technologies, a leading provider of integrated media procurement technology. He co-chairs theLefkofsky Family Foundation with his wife Liz to advance advance high-impact initiatives that enhance lives in the communities served. Eric serves as a Trustee of Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago, Steppenwolf Theater, The Museum of Science and Industry and World Business Chicago. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Chicago and author of Accelerated Disruption: Understanding the True Speed of Innovation. He graduated from the University of Michigan and received his Juris Doctor at University of Michigan Law School. For more information, visit http://www.lefkofsky.com.