Ed K. Chandler
Founder at Portage Venture Partners LLC
Profile
Ed K.
Chandler is the founder of Portage Venture Partners LLC, which was founded in 1997.
He is currently a Director at Aleri Group, Inc., Otho S.
A.
Sprague Memorial Institute, and The Wetlands Initiative.
Mr. Chandler's former positions include Chairman at Talk3, Inc., Director at ViaCyte, Inc., Naurex, Inc., and MobileAware Ltd., Principal at Continental Illinois Venture Corp.
and Prairie Capital Management LLC, Associate at The Boston Consulting Group, Inc., and Advisor at Taraval Associates LLC.
Mr. Chandler received his undergraduate degree from Yale University in 1980 and his MBA from Harvard Business School.
Ed K. Chandler active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Portage Venture Partners LLC
 Portage Venture Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Portage Venture Partners LLC (Portage Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by Edward Chandler and Judy Meyer. The firm is headquartered in the Northfield, Illinois. | Founder | 2009-12-01 |
Aleri Group, Inc.
 Aleri Group, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Aleri Group, Inc. develops and provides information processing software solutions. It offers market data analysis, real time trading, risk management and liquidity management system. The company was founded by Eric Sandler and Alan David Hambrook in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Director/Board Member | - |
| The Wetlands Initiative | Director/Board Member | - |
| Otho S. A. Sprague Memorial Institute | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Ed K. Chandler
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| TEXTURA CORP | Director/Board Member | 2016-06-09 |
The Boston Consulting Group, Inc.
 The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in automotive and mobility; biopharmaceuticals; consumer products; education; oil and gas; power and utilities; engineered products and infrastructure; financial institutions; and health care payers, providers, and services. It offers big data and advanced analytics; change management; client learning and enablement; and corporate development and financial services. The company was founded by Bruce Doolin Henderson in 1963 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1981-12-30 |
Talk3, Inc.
 Talk3, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Talk3, Inc. provides consumer controlled digital precision marketing solutions. It offers mobile application strategy, development and maintenance, merchant relationship management and consumer marketing consultation, media and promotion targeting and optimization, marketing performance management, reporting and analytics services. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Northfield, IL. | Chairman | - |
Greater Chicago Food Depository
 Greater Chicago Food Depository Services to the Health IndustryHealth Services Greater Chicago Food Depository operates as a nonprofit food distribution and food center providing food for hungry people. The Food Depository distributes donated and purchased food through a network of pantries, soup kitchens and shelters to adults and children in Cook County every year. The Food Depository's programs and services for children, older adults and the unemployed and underemployed address the root causes of hunger. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Director/Board Member | - |
Naurex, Inc.
 Naurex, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Naurex, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage company, which develops therapies. The firm offers therapies for depression and other disorders in the central nervous system based on a mechanism of action for modulating the NMDA receptor (NMDAR). It offers a line of chemical drug classes, such as glycine-site functional partial agonists, which modulate the receptor in a different way than existing NMDAR agents. The firm provides GLYX-13, an NRX-1050 small molecule series and additional compounds for treatment-resistant depression. The company was founded by Joseph R. Moskal in 2006 and is headquartered in Evanston, IL. | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Ed K. Chandler
| Yale University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Harvard Business School | Masters Business Admin |
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Linked companies
| Private companies | 14 |
|---|---|
| Continental Illinois Venture Corp. | Finance |
ViaCyte, Inc.
 ViaCyte, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology ViaCyte, Inc. develops a stem cell-derived islet replacement therapy for the treatment of diabetes. Its development portfolio includes VC-01 product candidate, a cell replacement therapy for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Health Technology |
Aleri Group, Inc.
Aleri Group, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Aleri Group, Inc. develops and provides information processing software solutions. It offers market data analysis, real time trading, risk management and liquidity management system. The company was founded by Eric Sandler and Alan David Hambrook in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Technology Services |
Naurex, Inc.
Naurex, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Naurex, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage company, which develops therapies. The firm offers therapies for depression and other disorders in the central nervous system based on a mechanism of action for modulating the NMDA receptor (NMDAR). It offers a line of chemical drug classes, such as glycine-site functional partial agonists, which modulate the receptor in a different way than existing NMDAR agents. The firm provides GLYX-13, an NRX-1050 small molecule series and additional compounds for treatment-resistant depression. The company was founded by Joseph R. Moskal in 2006 and is headquartered in Evanston, IL. | Health Technology |
Talk3, Inc.
Talk3, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Talk3, Inc. provides consumer controlled digital precision marketing solutions. It offers mobile application strategy, development and maintenance, merchant relationship management and consumer marketing consultation, media and promotion targeting and optimization, marketing performance management, reporting and analytics services. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Northfield, IL. | Commercial Services |
The Boston Consulting Group, Inc.
The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in automotive and mobility; biopharmaceuticals; consumer products; education; oil and gas; power and utilities; engineered products and infrastructure; financial institutions; and health care payers, providers, and services. It offers big data and advanced analytics; change management; client learning and enablement; and corporate development and financial services. The company was founded by Bruce Doolin Henderson in 1963 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Commercial Services |
MobileAware Ltd.
 MobileAware Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services MobileAware Ltd. provides on-device CRM solutions for mobile network operators. The firm's technology enables operators to build and launch a mobile support and sales presence that is integrated with the existing systems. Its solutions enable users to change upgrade resolve technical problems and explore new services without assistance. The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. | Technology Services |
Prairie Capital Management LLC
 Prairie Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Prairie Capital Management LLC (PCM) is a wealth management firm headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm was founded in 1995 and was acquired by UMB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: UMBF) in 2010. PCM provides wealth management and investment consulting services to high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals, family offices, foundations, endowments, and other institutions across the US through offices in the Kansas City, Chicago and Dallas metropolitan areas. | Finance |
Portage Venture Partners LLC
Portage Venture Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Portage Venture Partners LLC (Portage Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by Edward Chandler and Judy Meyer. The firm is headquartered in the Northfield, Illinois. | Finance |
Taraval Associates LLC
 Taraval Associates LLC Investment ManagersFinance Taraval Associates LLC (Taraval Associates) is a venture capital firm founded in 1989 by George Murphy. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Finance |
Greater Chicago Food Depository
Greater Chicago Food Depository Services to the Health IndustryHealth Services Greater Chicago Food Depository operates as a nonprofit food distribution and food center providing food for hungry people. The Food Depository distributes donated and purchased food through a network of pantries, soup kitchens and shelters to adults and children in Cook County every year. The Food Depository's programs and services for children, older adults and the unemployed and underemployed address the root causes of hunger. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Health Services |
Textura Corp.
 Textura Corp. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Textura Corp. engages in the provision of on-demand business collaboration software to the commercial construction industry. The company was founded by William H. Eichhorn and Patrick J. Allin in September 2004 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Technology Services |
| Otho S. A. Sprague Memorial Institute | |
| The Wetlands Initiative |
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