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David KoleskyunlockedJacob: together at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2010–2012)
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Jacob: together at Illinois Ventures
About
Jacob Kinsey is Senior Director at Illinois Ventures, where he facilitates partnerships between private industry and academic institutions to create experiential learning opportunities for students. With over a decade of experience in electronics manufacturing, he has transitioned into management consulting and technology mentorship, coaching students in project management, design thinking, and emerging technologies including blockchain, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing. Kinsey is a full stack developer with proficiency across multiple programming languages and platforms including React.js, Python, Solidity, and cloud infrastructure services.
Experience
- Illinois VenturesSenior Directorcurrent2025 — presentChampaign, Illinois, United States
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignDirector, Illinois Business Consultingcurrent2021 — presentChampaign
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignSenior Associate Director, Illinois Business Consulting2019 — 2021Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area
- Kinsey LabsCEO and Foundercurrent2024 — presentChampaign, Illinois, United States
- RIST ForumTreasurer2019 — 2023
- Team Stream LiveChief Executive Officer2019 — 2020Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area
- Cobalt DigitalChief Development Officer2019Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area
- Cobalt DigitalDirector of Business Affairs2016 — 2019Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area
- Cobalt DigitalCentral US Sales Manager2008 — 2019Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area
- Illinois Business ConsultingProject Manager2015University of Illinois - Urbana/Champaign
- RK DixonAccount Manager2006 — 2008
Skills & more
Artificial Intelligence (AI)1Management ConsultingChatbot DevelopmentEducationVideo45Broadcast38Sound35Streaming Media25Broadcast Television34Digital Video30Broadcast Engineering17HD Video17
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Digital MediaVideo ProductionInteractive TVTelevisionDigital Asset ManagementVODMultimediaLive EventsGenerative AI ToolsIPTVCameraAvidLanguages English · Spanish
- Claude+Certified+Architect+-+Foundations — Anthropic
From Jacob's professional profile.
Colleagues at Illinois Ventures
Christopher Valera
Operations Coordinator at Illinois Ventures
Dennis Hesch
Chairman, Executive VP, The Carle System at Illinois Ventures
Dr. Guy Padbury
SVP, Oncology Clinical Pharmacology at Illinois Ventures
Dr. Jay Walsh
Vice President for Economic Development and Innovation, University of Illinois at Illinois Ventures
Dr. Jeffrey Brown
Professor, Gies College of Business, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign at Illinois Ventures
Dr. Joanna Groden
Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Illinois Chicago at Illinois Ventures
Dr. Susan A. Martinis
Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign at Illinois Ventures
Dr. Suseelan R. Pookote
Director, Office of Technology Management, University of Illinois Chicago at Illinois Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jacob Kinsey?
- Jacob Kinsey is Senior Director at Illinois Ventures, where he facilitates partnerships between private industry and academic institutions to create experiential learning opportunities for students. With over a decade of experience in electronics manufacturing, he has transitioned into management consulting and technology mentorship, coaching students in project management, design thinking, and emerging technologies including blockchain, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing. Kinsey is a full stack developer with proficiency across multiple programming languages and platforms including React.js, Python, Solidity, and cloud infrastructure services.
- Where does Jacob Kinsey work?
- Jacob Kinsey is Senior Director at Illinois Ventures.
- Where did Jacob Kinsey go to school?
- Jacob Kinsey studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Bachelors of Science).
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Shared employers
Also worked at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign125
Fei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordDavid KoleskyPrincipal at MPM BioImpactGraham CareyInvestment Director - Advanced Materials at Emerald Technology Ventures AgDavid AnSenior Software Engineer at Red Cell IncubationSara Crown StarVenture Partner at FemHealth VenturesDorin BanielPartner, Israel at NightDragon
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Also worked at Illinois Business Consulting9
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