Eric Lefkokfsky

Founder, Tempus, Groupon

Panelist, Connect to End Cancer 2017

Eric Lefkofsky is the co-founder and CEO at Tempus, a technology company that enables physicians to deliver personalized cancer care for patients through an interactive analytical and machine learning platform. Tempus is building the world’s largest library of molecular and clinical data and an operating system to make that data accessible and useful. He is the co-founder and Chairman of Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN), a global e-commerce marketplace, and co-founder of Uptake Technologies, a leading predictive analytics platform for the world’s largest industries; Mediaocean, a leading provider of integrated media procurement technology; Echo Global Logistics (NASDAQ: ECHO), a technology-enabled transportation and logistics outsourcing firm; and InnerWorkings (NASDAQ: INWK), a global provider of managed print and promotional solutions. He is also a founding partner of Lightbank, a venture fund investing in disruptive technology businesses. He co-chairs the Lefkofsky Family Foundation with his wife Liz to advance high-impact initiatives that enhance lives in the communities served. Lefkofsky serves as a Trustee of Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Science and Industry and World Business Chicago. He is also Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Lefkofsky is an adjunct professor at the University of Chicago and author of Accelerated Disruption: Understanding the True Speed of Innovation. He graduated from the University of Michigan and received his Juris Doctor at University of Michigan Law School. For more information, visit lefkofsky.com, connect on LinkedIn and follow him on Twitter (@lefkofsky) and Facebook (@eplefkofsky).