Kevin Willer

Kevin Willer is a partner at Chicago Ventures, a seed-stage venture capital fund. He oversees all aspects of Chicago Ventures, including fund management, deal sourcing, investments, and working directly with portfolio companies. He's also a minority owner and vice chair of the board of the Chicago Red Stars, the city's professional women's soccer club.

Before joining Chicago Ventures, Kevin Willer was the president and chief executive officer of the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center. The CEC works with high-potential entrepreneurs and operates and programs 1871, a startup co-working center for 400 entrepreneurs. Previously, Willer co-founded the Google Chicago office in late 2000 and held business development positions at CMGI, an early internet incubator, and USRobotics, the pioneer in modem technology. Kevin is actively involved in several civic and charitable organizations, including the director of The Economic Club of Chicago, and is a trustee of his alma mater, Loyola Academy, as well as a Regent at Loyola University in Chicago. He was named to Governor Quinn’s Illinois Innovation Council and serves on the boards of numerous nonprofit organizations in Chicago. Willer earned his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, has a bachelor’s degree from Boston College, and studied at the London School of Economics.