Neal Sáles-Griffin is managing director of the tech accelerator Techstars Chicago and a venture partner at MATH Venture Partners. He is an adjunct faculty member at Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering. 

Sáles-Griffin was CEO of CodeNow, a nonprofit that teaches young people coding skills, and the co-founder and CEO of The Starter League, which trains young entrepreneurs in web design, development and coding. He sits on the boards of several Chicago schools and organizations, and ran for mayor in 2019.

Expertise: Entrepreneurship, startups, technology training, youth education, venture capital

Location: Chicago, Ill.

Twitter: @nealsales

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