Joe Dwyer
Adjunct Lecturer of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Kellogg School of Management
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- Kellogg School of Management
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Kellogg School of Management
Joe Dwyer is an investor, technologist and serial entrepreneur. He is a partner at Digital Intent, a firm that leverages creative technology to evolve existing companies, as well as a partner at Founder Equity Fund, which employs a novel approach to early-stage venture investing.
Joe has been creating and growing new digital businesses for 25 years. Established in 1994, Joe's first company helped clients such as Bain & Company, Albertson's and Exodus Computing conceive and build new digital products. He has since founded or led multiple high-growth companies including The Virtual Market, LoanSurfer, TouchPoint Solutions, ArtistData and Brill Street.
Joe continues to support the Chicago entrepreneurial community as a mentor for Techstars, a Charter Member of TIE and a lecturer for the Founder Institute, among other activities.
Joe holds an MBA with Distinction from the Kellogg School of Management, and a law degree Cum Laude from the Northwestern University School of Law, where he was awarded the Order of the Coif. Joe also has an undergraduate degree in international relations from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.
Joe has been programming and creating digital products for longer than he cares to admit. His latest exploration is into high-performance distributed real-time systems based on Node.js, Mongo, and Meteor.
Education M.B.A., 2008, Entrepreneurship, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Graduated with Distinction
J.D., 2008, Law, Northwestern University School of Law, Northwestern University, Cum Laude
B.S.F.S., 1991, International Relations, Georgetown University
Academic Positions Lecturer of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2013-present
Other Professional Experience Advisor, OCA Ventures, 2013-present
Partner, Founder Equity, 2013-present
Partner, Digital Intent, 2010-present
CEO, Brill Street + Company (OCA Ventures portfolio), 2009-2010
Venture Partner, OCA Ventures, 2008-2013
CEO, ArtistData, 2008-2008
President and co-founder, TouchPoint Solutions (now Esprida), 2001-2002
CTO, LoanSurfer.com, 1998-1999
CEO and founder, Blir, 1998-2001
CEO and founder, VirtualMarket.com, 1995-1996
CEO and founder, Digital Design Studios, 1994-2002
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Cordova, Diana, Joe Dwyer and B. Langlois. 1989. "Reactions to affirmative action: A case study." In Affirmative action in perspective, edited by F.A. Blanchard & F.J. Crosby, 139-146. New York: Springer-Verlag.
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