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Jason is a passionate entrepreneur and the founder of Benzinga, a financial media company based out of Metro Detroit. He founded two successful Internet companies prior to Benzinga. In the first five months, Benzinga grew to over 50k active members. Benzinga currently serves over 3 million readers in over 125 countries each month. Jason has been quoted throughout the media in places such as CNBC, Fox Business, NPR and Wall Street Journal.
Brad Keywell, 42, is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Lightbank, a venture fund investing in disruptive technology businesses. He is a co-founder and Director of Groupon. He is a co-founder and Director of MediaBank, which provides integrated technology platforms and solutions to the advertising and media buying industry. He is a co-founder and Director of Echo Global Logistics (NASDAQ:ECHO), a technology-based enterprise transportation management firm.
Keywell is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business where he teaches a course on entrepreneurship and building technology-based businesses. He is the Chairman of the Illinois Innovation Council, appointed by Illinois Governor Pat Quinn. He is on the Mayor’s Committee on Technology Infrastructure, and the Mayor’s Chicago-China Friendship Initiative, both positions appointed by Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley.