Media relations at UChicago Booth’s Polsky Center. Former Chicago Tribune business reporter. Journalist for life. Opinions my own.
Joined March 2009
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Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz retweeted
5 Aug 2022
As Tileston recounts, "2021 was a good year for the business, which hit the financial goals that I set when I acquired it. So in early 2022 I started to analyze exit options."
Story by @alexiaer from @polskycenter #ETA #searchfund #entrepreneur #MBA
searchfund.org/blog/grit-it-…
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Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz retweeted
5️⃣ #startups from across the globe have joined @dualityquantum's second cohort!
Read more from @JBPritzker who joins us in welcoming the teams >> polsky.uchicago.edu/2022/06/…
#quantum #illinois #technews
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13 Jun 2022
I love big parkway trees and am so disheartened to read that Chicago has been going backwards. Great story.
Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz retweeted
Chicago is quickly becoming the national hub for #quantumtechnology.
startupbeat.com/chicagos-sou…
@dualityquantum @ChicagoQuantum @P33Chicago @SupertechLabs @singular_value
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12 May 2022
There are certain stories only @borrelli can tell. UChicago's Scav Hunt, a 35-year tradition for undergrads and alumni and perhaps the most insane scavenger hunt in the world, is one of those stories. chicagotribune.com/entertain…
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14 Apr 2022
Do you know what today is?? It's World Quantum Day! Obviously. Its purpose is to help the general public understand what quantum tech is and why we should care, so check out what the startups in @dualityquantum accelerator have to say: dualityaccelerator.com/2022/…
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Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz retweeted
A new UChicago program aims to prepare undergrads to be leaders in emerging tech and increase diversity at the top in STEM. Read more about the 36 freshmen in Cohort 1 of Prototype for Success, a partnership btwn @polskycenter @UChicagoCareers @UChicagoPME
bit.ly/3JmbSpU
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Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz retweeted
22 Mar 2022
Anybody want to write some Chicago food stories? Pitch me: archeung@chicagotribune.com.
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22 Mar 2022
The inability of the system to do right by children should disturb everyone. "DCFS is in the worst shape it's been in 30 years," despite Gov. Pritzker pouring at least an additional $100M into DCFS each year — and proposing an increase of $250M this year. chicagotribune.com/politics/…
Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz retweeted
Congrats to the 7 finalist teams that will compete in next week's College New Venture Challenge! It's the 10th Anniversary of the undergrad startup accelerator and the investment pool is expected to hit at least $100k. Meet the finalists and register here: polsky.uchicago.edu/2022/03/…
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Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz retweeted
Polsky's recipe for PE success results in greater demand for our competitive Elfman-Wareham Private Equity and Venture Capital (PE/VC) Lab. Opportunities have spiked, thanks to a specific and time-tested, three-prong "recipe" for success.
#PolskyWeekly10
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Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz retweeted
"I’m a huge believer that we need more examples here of Black women who are kicking butt." Read/listen to what Black startup founders and other tech pros had to say about Chicago's startup scene and how companies can improve hiring of Black tech talent. polsky.uchicago.edu/2022/02/…
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8 Feb 2022
Join @polskycenter for a fireside chat between Chicago Booth Dean Madhav Rajan and Aga Sekalala Jr., founder of Uganda's Radio Simba, on Thursday at 11 am CT. The free, virtual event is part of Polsky's Distinguished Entrepreneur Series. Register here: eventbrite.com/e/distinguish…
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Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz retweeted
8 Feb 2022
Have a #quantum startup? Applications are NOW OPEN for Cohort 2 of @dualityquantum, the first accelerator program in the U.S. for innovative #quantum startups.
RSVP for the Feb. 16 Info Session to learn more on how to apply: eventbrite.com/e/duality-coh…
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Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz retweeted
Crain's Chicago Booth Insights column this month featured the Polsky Center's Dan Sachs, who advises entrepreneurs to reimagine customer service as they navigate an economic environment beset with labor shortages and supply chain disruptions. chicagobusiness.com/chicago-…
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Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz retweeted
Foxtrot, founded by @ChicagoBooth and New Venture Challenge alum Mike LaVitola, has big expansion plans after raising a $100 million Series C, with participation from UChicago. Learn more about how @foxtrotmarket is reimagining the corner store: polsky.uchicago.edu/2022/01/…
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Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz retweeted
How did @OjaExpress go from passion project to venture-backed startup bringing same-day delivery to ethnic grocery stores? Cofounder Boyede Sobitan is featured in the latest Small Business Spotlight profiling alumni of Polsky community programs. polsky.uchicago.edu/2022/01/…
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4 Jan 2022
Is business ready for quantum? @cvalluru, senior director of quantum startup accelerator @dualityquantum, urges companies to get serious before they get left behind. chicagotribune.com/opinion/c…
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Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz retweeted
11 Oct 2021
Excited to attend this event for a great cause with @826chi (and my amazing coworker @alexiaer)
Buy tickets >> (There will be vax checks, outdoor spaces, and masks 👏)
classy.org/event/eat-your-wo…
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7 Oct 2021
In one week, @826CHI will hold its annual gala, Eat Your Words, at the super fab @Zhoubartcenter with tunes from @jayilla, the official DJ of Chicago Bears, eats from Bettie Lou's, cocktails from @swiftandsonschi, live art from Amanda Rivera, artist-in-residence at the...
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7 Oct 2021
...Ambassador Hotel, and an interactive game designed by the Sparrow Sisters. Tix are only $100, so please use those extra pandemic savings to support CPS students in raising their voices, sharing their communities' stories, and becoming confident, creative writers who know...
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7 Oct 2021
...the pride of being a published author. It will be a fun night for an excellent cause, and we all know we need to get out and be social before winter sets in. Join us! classy.org/event/eat-your-wo…