Executive Officer, Director at Sympatic

Where does Piers Nash work?

Piers Nash is Founder of Sympatic.

Where did Piers Nash go to school?

Piers Nash studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance Concentration); University of Alberta (Ph.D., Biochemistry (enzymology & molecular virology)); University of Guelph (B.Sc., Biochemistry).

Piers Nash

Founder

Founder at Sympatic

Chicago, Illinois, United States

FoundedSympatic

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Sympatic's investors · 3

Saltagen VenturesHong Kong · since 2022 ScaleGood Fund LP (powered by TELUS)Toronto · $18K – $145K checks · since 2019 TechstarsBoulder · $220K checks · since 2019

Experience

Farmers InsuranceSr. Director, AI & Intelligent Automationcurrent2026 — presentChicago, IL
Horace MannAVP Advanced Analytics & Generative Artificial Intelligence2024 — 2026North America
University of ChicagoExecutive in Residence2024Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship
Sympatic IncCEO and Founder2019 — 2024Greater Chicago Area
OcientMember Of The Board Of Advisors2016 — 2021Chicago
OcientSales and Marketing Advisory Board2016 — 2021Chicago, Illinois, United States
Machinify, Inc.Advisor2018Palo Alto
Nash Strategy & Innovation, LLCGeneral Manager2017 — 2018Greater Chicago Area
IBMSenior Global Solutions Consultant, Genomics & Healthcare2016 — 2018Greater Chicago Area
AkiriStrategic Advisor2017 — 2018Foster City, California
Health2047 Inc.Managing Director2018Menlo Park
Health2047 Inc.Strategic Advisory Board Member2017 — 2018Menlo Park, California
The University of ChicagoEarlier Roles - University of Chicago & Partners2004 — 2017The University of Chicago
BioConnectCo-Founder and CSO2013 — 2014Chicago

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AnalyticsProduct DevelopmentScientific BackgroundProblem SolvingCommunicationSalesUniversity TeachingPresentation SkillsResearch and Development (R&D)Software Defined NetworkingCloud StorageIBM Watson

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Piers Nash?: Executive Officer, Director at Sympatic
Where does Piers Nash work?: Piers Nash is Founder of Sympatic.
What companies did Piers Nash found?: Piers Nash founded Sympatic.
Where did Piers Nash go to school?: Piers Nash studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance Concentration); University of Alberta (Ph.D., Biochemistry (enzymology & molecular virology)); University of Guelph (B.Sc., Biochemistry).

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