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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
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- 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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