Boardroom Media (CEO News)
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 Developer Tools 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.
Reid Lappin
CEO of VOKAL Interactive
Reid is CEO and a founding partner of VOKAL. He takes the role of lead strategist and operations manager where he directs the company to help cultivate innovation and deliver unique client solutions. Prior to starting VOKAL, he co-founded and managed Fresh From the Hills, an organic farm, catering to restaurants, residential delivery, and farmers markets. Reid is an active volunteer in the entrepreneurship community and a board member at the DePaul Coleman Center for EMerge. He has been featured on CNBC, spoken at PRSA America, and the Extreme Entrepreneur Tour. Additionally, he often guest lectures at several local universities, including DePaul and Northwestern.
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About GoodMogul, VOKAL Interactive: Vokal is a leading-edge digital agency in Chicago, specializing in mobile apps. We design, develop and deploy digital experiences.
Chandler Robinson
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Monopar
Chandler D. Robinson, MD MBA MSc Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Robinson, in 2010, co-founded and was CEO of Tactic Pharma. He helped lead Tactic through a successful sale of its lead compound. His passion is leveraging his interests in medicine, science, and finance to help bring new therapeutics to patients. The compound Dr. Robinson researched at Northwestern University as an undergraduate, and published on in Science, is currently entering a Phase III clinical trial for Wilson Disease. Among his previous experiences, Dr. Robinson in 2008 worked at Onyx Pharmaceuticals in their Nexavar marketing division, from 2008-2009 as a co-manager of a healthcare clinic in San Jose CA, from 2004 to present as Founder and President of an undergraduate research focused non-profit, and from 2006 to 2007 at Bear Stearns investment bank. He was previously on the board of Wilson Therapeutics, and is currently on the board of Northwestern University’s Chemistry of Life Processes Institute. Dr. Robinson graduated summa cum laude from Northwestern University, earned a master’s degree in International Health Policy and Health Economics from the London School of Economics on a Fulbright Scholarship, an MBA from Cambridge University on a Gates Scholarship, and an MD from Stanford University.
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About Monopar: Monopar Therapeutics is an emerging biopharmaceutical company focused on developing orphan oncology compounds.
Jenny Farver
Co-CEO of 8th Light
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About 8th Light: 8th Light is a software creator for all platforms.
Brian Tomkins
CEO of Focused Online Marketing
Brian Tomkins has been a pioneer in Social Media Marketing by building his own brand online and helping others to do the same. He helps clients build community around their brand by supplementing traditional marketing techniques with online social media and other online tools. Brian recently returned to Chicago after forming a marketing firm in San Diego, CA. He has been a frequent speaker and media guest where he discusses the latest trends in social media as they apply to business, politics and current events. While in San Diego, Tomkins was a regular TV contributor on KUSI’s “Good Morning San Diego,” hosted the radio program “The Social Media Nation” and was a regular on KCBQ radio. In Chicago, Brian has been regularly published in the Herald News Business Ledger. In 2010 he was featured in the book, “Go Givers Sell More” co-authored by best-selling authors Bob Burg and John David Mann. He has successfully helped authors, businesses, entertainers, organizations, and politicians maximize the effectiveness of their online media campaigns across the country. He received his B.A. from Lindenwood University and his M.A. from Governor’s State University.
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About Focused Online Marketing: Focused Online Marketing develops marketing solutions that capitalize on the power of social media.
Brian Tomkins
CEO of Focused Online Marketing
Brian Tomkins has been a pioneer in Social Media Marketing by building his own brand online and helping others to do the same. He helps clients build community around their brand by supplementing traditional marketing techniques with online social media and other online tools. Brian recently returned to Chicago after forming a marketing firm in San Diego, CA. He has been a frequent speaker and media guest where he discusses the latest trends in social media as they apply to business, politics and current events. While in San Diego, Tomkins was a regular TV contributor on KUSI’s “Good Morning San Diego,” hosted the radio program “The Social Media Nation” and was a regular on KCBQ radio. In Chicago, Brian has been regularly published in the Herald News Business Ledger. In 2010 he was featured in the book, “Go Givers Sell More” co-authored by best-selling authors Bob Burg and John David Mann. He has successfully helped authors, businesses, entertainers, organizations, and politicians maximize the effectiveness of their online media campaigns across the country. He received his B.A. from Lindenwood University and his M.A. from Governor’s State University.
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About Focused Online Marketing: Focused Online Marketing develops marketing solutions that capitalize on the power of social media.
Bobby Boyd
Founder / CEO / Software Engineer of Anarchist
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About Anarchist: We’re building hardware and software products that make it easier to create and collaborate in virtual reality and augmented reality.
