Brian Axelrad

Every year the Chicago Council on Global Affairs selects a class of approximately 20 participants with high potential from across Chicago’s business, cultural, civic, and academic sectors and provides a robust expansive platform to deepen their fluency and exposure to global affairs and policy.

Emerging leaders will be chosen from corporate, non-profit and government sectors to create a class of about 20 participants. Ideal Emerging Leader candidates are highly accomplished in their… Mehr zeigen

Every year the Chicago Council on Global Affairs selects a class of approximately 20 participants with high potential from across Chicago’s business, cultural, civic, and academic sectors and provides a robust expansive platform to deepen their fluency and exposure to global affairs and policy.

Emerging leaders will be chosen from corporate, non-profit and government sectors to create a class of about 20 participants. Ideal Emerging Leader candidates are highly accomplished in their careers and expected to rise to the top of their fields in the next five to ten years. Between the ages of 30 to 40, they have a strong professional or personal interest in international affairs, a commitment to community engagement, and a thirst for knowledge. The Council will intentionally seek exceptional leaders who reflect the rich diversity of Chicago.

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After Chicago Booth holds its intramural competition to determine the student team that will represent the business school in the VCIC, I work with the winning team to deepen their understanding and knowledge of venture capital term sheets in preparation for the VCIC regional competition.

Over the last several years I have developed a curriculum for the Chicago chapter of Startup Leadership Program focused on teaching entrepreneurs the basics of venture capital finance. Starting with the fundamentals of equity and ownership issues in a traditional, technology startup company, over the course of 6 working sessions, I cover a range of topics, Including: founders' stock, employee equity, investor liquidation preference, option pool pricing, equity types and plans (and resulting… Mehr zeigen

Over the last several years I have developed a curriculum for the Chicago chapter of Startup Leadership Program focused on teaching entrepreneurs the basics of venture capital finance. Starting with the fundamentals of equity and ownership issues in a traditional, technology startup company, over the course of 6 working sessions, I cover a range of topics, Including: founders' stock, employee equity, investor liquidation preference, option pool pricing, equity types and plans (and resulting tax consequences), convertible notes and Series Seed/A term sheets. The capstone of this track within SLP is a day-long event, during which several VCs participate with the SLP cohort for a series of mock term sheet negotiations. Weniger anzeigen

As each Startup Institute cohort neared completion of its program, I visited the group to provide background on equity issuances and offer letters to help them understand the types of incentives they'll likely be receiving in their new roles with venture-backed companies.

* Board Member June 2010 to September 2012
* Board Secretary and Governance Committee chair from August 2010 to August 2011
* Committee Membership: Governance Committee 2008-2012, Finance Committee 2011-2012