
Category: Q&A






Catalyst Conversations: MxD’s Next Five Years
Q&A WITH CHANDRA BROWN Executive Director at MxD In late September 2018, DMDII got a new Executive Director, Chandra Brown. Less than six months later. DMDII announced $10 million in […]

Catalyst Conversations: mHUB’s Rapid Growth and What’s Next
Q&A WITH HAVEN ALLEN CEO and Co-founder at mHUB This month marks two years since Chicago makerspace mHUB opened its doors. Since then, mHUB’s community of entrepreneurs, manufacturing mentors, industry […]

Beyond the Index: University of Illinois City Scholars Highlights Chicago to Tech Grads
Q&A WITH SMIT PATEL University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign senior in computer engineering and City Scholars participant Despite the common narrative that most of the state’s top tech talent leaves […]


Catalyst Conversations: Advancing Science on a Liberal Arts Campus
Q&A WITH STEPHEN SCHUTT President of Lake Forest College In this issue of Catalyst, we sit down with Lake Forest College President Stephen Schutt. Lake Forest College is one of ISTC’s newest […]