MIT Enterprise Forum of Chicago Announces New Chairman for Burgeoning Chapter of Prominent Innovation and Entrepreneurship Organization
Peter Balbus, CEO of integrated business & IT strategy consultancy Pragmaxis LLP, takes reigns as chairman of MIT Enterprise Forum of Chicago
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) June 28, 2005 -- The MIT Enterprise Forum of Chicago
today announced the appointment of Peter Balbus as its new chapter chairman. He
succeeds Joel Berez, CEO of the Internet Chess Club, who served as its chairman
for the past five years.
Balbus is founder and CEO of integrated business
& IT strategy consultancy Pragmaxis. He was previously vice president and GM
of Booz Allen & Hamilton's Chicago regional e-business strategy and
implementation group. He was also formerly a vice president at eXperience, the
“brick and mortar” strategy consulting group at divine interVentures, a
principal at CSC Index and a senior manager at KPMG Strategic Services. He
earned his bachelors degree in chemical engineering from MIT and completed the
University of Chicago’s executive program in corporate strategy.
The
Chicago chapter of the MIT Enterprise Forum holds monthly events from September
through June. In September 2005, the Forum will kick off its new season with an
expanded mission, a rejuvenated look, an expanded board of directors, new
committees and advisory councils as well as a significantly enhanced volunteer
staff.
About the MIT Enterprise Forum of Chicago
The MIT Enterprise
Forum is a non-profit organization that promotes the formation and growth of
innovative and technologically oriented companies through a series of
specialized executive education programs. The Forum provides networking,
leadership opportunities and provocative new ideas to senior business leaders
while showcasing MIT’s role in innovation and entrepreneurship in communities
around the world.
The MIT Enterprise Forum was formed in 1978 and has 23
chapter organizations worldwide. Participation and membership is open to the
general public.
More information about the MIT Enterprise Forum of
Chicago can be found at www.mitefchicago.org
About Pragmaxis
Pragmaxis LLC
provides high-impact management consulting and advisory services to executives
responsible for driving business growth – especially through the pragmatic
development and execution of technology- and intellectual property-driven
business strategies.
The firm’s concentration areas include integrated
business & technology strategy, indirect sales strategy and marketing
automation, and technology commercialization.
More information about
Pragmaxis can be found at www.pragmaxis.com
# # #
Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/6/prweb256002.htm