Brad Keywell is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Uptake, and was named the 2019 EY World Entrepreneur of the Year.

He is a Founder of Groupon, MediaOcean, Echo Global Logistics, and Drivin. Brad is an early investor and board member of Tempus. He is an investor (through Lightbank or personally) in Sprout Social, Udemy, Fiverr, Reverb, CrowdRise, GoPuff, and more. He has served on the Boards of Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR), tastytrade, Benzinga, and several nonprofit organizations.

Brad is the Founding Chairman of Future Founders, creator of Chicago Ideas (a conference and connectivity platform), WNDR Museum (an immersive art+technology experience), and WNDR Studios (Tech/Art collective). Reflecting his commitment to philanthropy, he signed The Giving Pledge.