About
Operating Partner with over twenty years of sales and executive experience, including work with private equity sponsors. Currently CEO and Executive Chairman of Inovar Packaging; previously President & CEO of Fort Dearborn Company and spent 10 years at RR Donnelley. Holds an MBA from DePaul University.
Jason Starr, Consumer Ventures, Awakened Foods @jasonstarr
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Jason Starr, Consumer Ventures, Awakened Foods @jasonstarr
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Jun 8, 2026
Jason Starr, Consumer Ventures, Awakened Foods @jasonstarr
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Experience
- Inovar PackagingExecutive Chairman & CEOcurrent2019 β present
- Global Precision ProductsBoard Membercurrent2022 β present
- PakLabBoard Membercurrent2019 β present
- Consumer VenturesOperating Partnercurrent2017 β present
- Fort Dearborn CompanyPresident & CEO2012 β 2017Elk Grove Village, IL
- Fort Dearborn CompanySr. Vice President, Sales2005 β 2012Elk Grove Village, IL
- RR Donnelley (Acquired Moore Wallace, Wallace Computer Services)VP, Corporate Sales2003 β 2005Greater Chicago Area
- Wallace Computer ServicesNational Accounts Manager2000 β 2003Greater Chicago Area
- Wallace Computer ServicesDistrict Sales Manager1996 β 2000Greater Chicago Area
- Wallace Computer ServicesSales Representative1995 β 1996Greater Chicago Area
Education
- DePaul Driehaus College of BusinessMBA, Entrepreneurship2002 β 2005
- Northern Illinois UniversityBS, Marketing1991 β 1995
Skills & more
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Exit StrategiesSponsor RelationsBoard GovernanceCulture DevelopmentExecutive LeadershipAI Adoption & EnablementQuality ManagementOperational ExcellenceContinuous ImprovementMulti-Site OperationsManufacturing OperationsCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)From Jeff's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended DePaul Driehaus College of Business13
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Also attended Northern Illinois University17
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