Isaac Barchas

Associate Director, Austin Technology Incubator, IC2 Institute Isaac Barchas took over as the head of ATI in April, 2006. He works with companies across all of the ATI verticals - IT, Wireless, and Clean Energy. In addition, he is responsible for ATI's strategic direction and for evolving the ATI economic model. He also supports the global commercialization programs run out of the IC2 Institute.

Prior to joining ATI, Isaac worked with McKinsey & Company, an international management consultancy, for 8 years. His practice focused on business building (start-up and spin-out support) in a variety of industries, including biotechnology, software, wireless telecoms, and Internet retail. He was also one of the leaders of McKinsey's North American healthcare practice. He was a member of the McKinsey offices in Chicago, Sydney, Auckland, Dallas, and London. Isaac has also published in the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and the Chicago Tribune, among other outlets.

Isaac did his undergraduate work at Stanford University, and then went on to the University of Chicago for his master's and law degrees.