At CEO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Chicago based CEO’ operating in the Compliance space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Chad Bronstein
CEO, Founder of Fyllo
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About Fyllo: Fyllo is a software company that provides compliance-first solutions for highly regulated industries.

Matt Kunkel
Co-Founder & CEO of LogicGate
Matt Kunkel is the CEO and co-founder of LogicGate, Inc. Mr. Kunkel has over a decade of experience delivering cutting edge technology solutions to solve complex business issues related to audits, investigations, risk management, regulatory compliance, and process automation. He is an industry leading expert in solving organizations governance, risk, and compliance issues using technology. He regularly consultants and leads large teams that solve client needs in the areas of Financial Services, Healthcare, Insurance, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Device Manufacturing, and Energy.
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About LogicGate: LogicGate builds technology that allows businesses to automate and track disorganized processes in risk and compliance.
Wendell Jisa
Chief Executive Officer of Reveal
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About Reveal: Reveal is a global provider of eDiscovery, compliance and risk technology.
Erik Kellogg
CEO, Strategy of inCyber Compliance
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About inCyber Compliance, The Crypsis Group: Cybersecurity Compliance. Simplified. Automated. SaaS. RegTech
James Hyde
Chief Executive Officer of Venminder
James Hyde is Chief Executive Officer with Venminder. Bringing his characteristic boundless energy to the role, James is committed to driving meaningful growth and creating extraordinary experiences for customers and employees alike. James is most passionate about the use of elegant code to streamline cumbersome processes and help businesses to succeed. James has led an impressive career driving fintech and SaaS companies to achieve rapid and sustainable growth. Most recently, Hyde was instrumental in propelling Braintree to evolve from a startup phase to one of the most successful global payment processors. Braintree sold to PayPal in 2016 where Hyde continued his role until now. Prior to Braintree, Hyde served as SVP of Sales at iPay Technologies. Under his sales leadership, iPay became one of the largest independent bill pay providers in the United States with a 40 percent market share when it sold to Jack Henry and Associates in 2010.
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About Venminder: Venminder is a SaaS platform that guides and streamlines third party risk management.