Entrepreneur in Residence: Michele Conn '03, Principal of Moderne Ventures

KIEI is pleased to present Michele Conn, Principal of Moderne Ventures, as Entrepreneur-in-Residence on May 25. Prior to joining Moderne, Michele was Vice President of Corporate Development for Move, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: MOVE and acquired by News Corp), parent company to one of the world's largest real estate portals, realtor.com® and a leading developer of real estate sales and marketing software. During her tenure with Move, Michele led over $55M of acquisitions, including ListHub, TigerLead and FiveStreet and created revenue, profit and audience growth through strategic initiatives and partnerships. Michele also acted as a mentor in Second Century Ventures REach® Program since its inception.

Prior to Move, Michele spent 10 years at Tribune Company. During that time, Michele's role expanded from finance to business development where she conceived and executed on new products and strategies through partnerships, licensing, joint ventures and internal product development for Tribune Interactive, Tribune Company's $250M internet business operating 40+ newspaper, television and niche websites and invested in properties such as CareerBuilder.com, Apartments.com, HomeFinder.com, ShopLocal.com and metromix.com. Michele began her career in public accounting. She holds an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor's degree in accounting from Indiana University.

The Entrepreneur-in-Residence Program provides Kellogg students with the opportunity to receive guidance from and network with entrepreneurs, angel investors, and venture capitalists. Students may register for a 30-minute appointment with the EIR through Campus Groups.

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