Managing Director, Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at UChicago; Former Chicago Deputy Mayor
Samir Mayekar is Associate Vice President and Managing Director of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago. Previously, he served as Deputy Mayor of Chicago for Economic and Neighborhood Development, held roles in the Obama administration, and co-founded NanoGraf Corporation, a battery technology company. He also teaches entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Mayekar holds a B.A. in Political Science, summa cum laude, from Northwestern University and an MBA with distinction from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. He is a recipient of the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans.
