Eric Lefkofsky is an American entrepreneur and co-founder and CEO of Tempus.
2019
American entrepreneur and philanthropist
Eric Lefkofsky is an American entrepreneur and co-founder and CEO of Tempus.
Eric Lefkofsky is the co-founder and CEO of Tempus, a technology company that has built an operating system to battle cancer. He previously invested in and co-founded the company that became Groupon.
Mr. Lefkofsky serves on the board of directors of Children's Memorial Hospital, the board of trustees of the Steppenwolf Theatre, the board of trustees of the Art Institute of Chicago and the board of trustees of the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago. Mr. Lefkofsky also serves on the board of directors of World Business ChicagoWorld Business Chicago. Mr. Lefkofsky is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Mr. Lefkofsky is a co-founder of Echo Global Logistics, Inc. and served on its board of directors from February 2005 to December 2012. Mr. Lefkofsky is a co-founder of InnerWorkings, Inc. and served on its board of directors from August 2008 to October 2012. In 2008 he co-founded Lightbank LLC, a private investment firm specializing in information technology companies, and served as a manager until February 2017. In April 2006, Mr. Lefkofsky co-founded MediaBankMediaBank, LLC (now known as Mediaocean LLC), and has served as a director or manager since that time. Mr. Lefkofsky is also a co-founder of Uptake, a predictive analytics platform.