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Edward Lou

Co-Founder at Shiftgig, Inc.

Edward Lou

Edward Lou

Co-Founder at Shiftgig, Inc.

Overview

Career Highlights

Shiftgig, Inc.
PlanetHVAC
Planet HVAC LLC

RelSci Relationships

526

Number of Boards

14

Number of Awards

1

Relationships

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Sam Yagan

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer at OkCupid

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Sean P. Casey

Co-Founder at Shiftgig, Inc.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Jason Heltzer

Founder at Chicago Private Equity Network

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Jeff Pieta

Co-Founder at Shiftgig, Inc.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Lee Kantz

Former Internet Marketing at Shiftgig, Inc.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Adam Koopersmith

Investor at SPOTHERO, INC.

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Jim Dugan

Industry Advisor at Madison Dearborn Partners LLC

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Sharon Thomas Parrott

President at ADTALEM FOUNDATION

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Stuart Larkins

Co-Founder at Chicago Ventures LLC

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James Jian Liu

Executive Director at Renren, Inc.

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Chicago Business Journal

November 2, 2018

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Chicago Tribune

October 23, 2018

Uber Works pilot under way in Chicago

Chicago Business Journal

October 10, 2018

Chicago e-textbook startup RedShelf raises $25 million to expand

TechCrunch

March 5, 2018

Taking on the Big 4 accounting giants, Paro receives $5m for its labor marketplace for financial professionals

Chicago Business Journal

March 5, 2018

Revolution backs $5M Series A for Chicago startup Paro

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Edward Lou

Co-Founder at Shiftgig, Inc.

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering, with Honors

Class of 1994

Washington University in St. Louis

The mission of Washington University in St. Louis is the promotion of learning — learning by students and by faculty. Teaching, the transmission of knowledge, is central to our mission, as is research, the creation of new knowledge. Faculty — composed of scholars, scientists, artists and members of the learned professions — serve society by teaching; by adding to the store of human art, creativity, understanding, and wisdom; and by providing direct services, such as health care. The university offers more than 90 programs and almost 1,500 courses leading to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in a broad spectrum of traditional and interdisciplinary fields, with additional opportunities for minor concentrations and individualized programs.

Washington University in St. Louis - John M. Olin School of Business

The Olin Business School is one of seven academic schools at Washington University in St. Louis. Founded in 1917, the business school was renamed for entrepreneur John M. Olin in 1988. The school offers BSBA, Master of Business Administration (MBA), MS in Supply Chain Management, MS in Finance, Masters in Accounting, MS in Leadership, Executive MBA, Doctor of Business in Finance (DBA) and PhD degrees. In 2002, an Executive MBA program was established in Shanghai, in cooperation with Fudan University. Olin has a network of about 19,190 alumni all over the world. On July 1, 2009, the school took over management of the Brookings Institute's executive management program.

MBA

University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business

University of Washington Michael G. Foster School of Business is the business school at the University of Washington, Seattle. It was founded in 1917 and is the second oldest institution of management education on the West Coast (behind the Haas School of Business). The school has nearly 46,000 alumni, and is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS). The School is one of four U.S. business schools to earn the EQUIS. The school offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Enrollment each year is about 2,500 students in its undergraduate and graduate programs and over 1,000 working professionals in its executive education seminars and lifelong learning programs. Foster School of Business MBA program is ranked as 23rd in the nation by US News and 37th by Businessweek. An objective ranking of Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index by Academic Analytics ranks University of Washington #1 in research productivity in Business Administration and #8 in marketing.The Foster School's Custom Executive Education Programs are ranked fourth of their kind by The Economist. UW Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is ranked fifth best in the country by Entrepreneur magazine.

Career History

Co-Founder

2011 - Current

Shiftgig, Inc.

Shiftgig, Inc. operates an online professional network for the service industry. It enables people to distinguish themselves with profiles that include past work history and education but also reflect personalities, photos, evidence of social influence and recommendations from colleagues and former managers. The company's platform also helps in event management. Shiftgig was founded by Eddie Lou, Jeff Pieta and Sean P. Casey in 2011 and is headquartered in Countryside, IL.

Director

Current

The Urban Students Empowered Foundation

Tenure Unconfirmed

Techstars Chicago

Excelerate Labs provides investment services. It offers startup capital, mentorship, and consultancy services. The company was founded by Troy Henikoff, Sam Yagan and Nick Rosa and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Boards & Committees

Executive Chairman

2011 - Current

Shiftgig, Inc.

Shiftgig, Inc. operates an online professional network for the service industry. It enables people to distinguish themselves with profiles that include past work history and education but also reflect personalities, photos, evidence of social influence and recommendations from colleagues and former managers. The firm's platform also helps in event management. The company was founded by Edward Lou, Jeff Pieta and Sean P. Casey in 2011 and is headquartered in Countryside, IL.

Director

Current

The Mom Project, Inc.

The Mom Project Inc. engages in the provision of digital talent marketplace and community that connect professional women with companies. The company was founded by Allison Robinson in 2017 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Director

Current

Paro, Inc.

Admiin, Inc. operates as an alternative employment model for the future of finance work. The firm matches businesses with the freelance bookkeepers, accountants, financial analysts, and CFOs who provide remote, on-demand, hourly support when clients need it. The company was founded by Michael Burdick and Dan Wywrot in 2015 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Treasurer

Current

OneGoal

ONEGOAL (THE "ORGANIZATION") IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED ON JUNE 13, 2003 TO PROVIDE URBAN STUDENTS WITH THE RESOURCES, SUPPORT, AND NETWORK TO ENROLL IN AND GRADUATE FROM FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES. AS THE NATION'S ONLY TEACHER-LED COLLEGE PERSISTENCE ORGANIZATION, THE ORGANIZATION IDENTIFIES, TRAINS AND SUPPORTS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TEACHERS TO GUIDE UNDERPERFORMING STUDENTS IN LOW-INCOME HIGH SCHOOLS TOWARD SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND. IN FULFILLING ITS MISSION, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE, PROGRAM-BASED FELLOWSHIPS TO TEAMS OF STUDENTS.

Director

Current

The Urban Students Empowered Foundation

Member, Board of Advisors

Prior

Washington University in St. Louis - John M. Olin School of Business

The Olin Business School is one of seven academic schools at Washington University in St. Louis. Founded in 1917, the business school was renamed for entrepreneur John M. Olin in 1988. The school offers BSBA, Master of Business Administration (MBA), MS in Supply Chain Management, MS in Finance, Masters in Accounting, MS in Leadership, Executive MBA, Doctor of Business in Finance (DBA) and PhD degrees. In 2002, an Executive MBA program was established in Shanghai, in cooperation with Fudan University. Olin has a network of about 19,190 alumni all over the world. On July 1, 2009, the school took over management of the Brookings Institute's executive management program.

Non-Profit Donations & Grants

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$2,500 +

2011

OneGoal

ONEGOAL (THE "ORGANIZATION") IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED ON JUNE 13, 2003 TO PROVIDE URBAN STUDENTS WITH THE RESOURCES, SUPPORT, AND NETWORK TO ENROLL IN AND GRADUATE FROM FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES. AS THE NATION'S ONLY TEACHER-LED COLLEGE PERSISTENCE ORGANIZATION, THE ORGANIZATION IDENTIFIES, TRAINS AND SUPPORTS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TEACHERS TO GUIDE UNDERPERFORMING STUDENTS IN LOW-INCOME HIGH SCHOOLS TOWARD SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND. IN FULFILLING ITS MISSION, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE, PROGRAM-BASED FELLOWSHIPS TO TEAMS OF STUDENTS.

$2,500 +

2010

OneGoal

ONEGOAL (THE "ORGANIZATION") IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED ON JUNE 13, 2003 TO PROVIDE URBAN STUDENTS WITH THE RESOURCES, SUPPORT, AND NETWORK TO ENROLL IN AND GRADUATE FROM FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES. AS THE NATION'S ONLY TEACHER-LED COLLEGE PERSISTENCE ORGANIZATION, THE ORGANIZATION IDENTIFIES, TRAINS AND SUPPORTS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TEACHERS TO GUIDE UNDERPERFORMING STUDENTS IN LOW-INCOME HIGH SCHOOLS TOWARD SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND. IN FULFILLING ITS MISSION, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE, PROGRAM-BASED FELLOWSHIPS TO TEAMS OF STUDENTS.

$5,000 +

2009

OneGoal

ONEGOAL (THE "ORGANIZATION") IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED ON JUNE 13, 2003 TO PROVIDE URBAN STUDENTS WITH THE RESOURCES, SUPPORT, AND NETWORK TO ENROLL IN AND GRADUATE FROM FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES. AS THE NATION'S ONLY TEACHER-LED COLLEGE PERSISTENCE ORGANIZATION, THE ORGANIZATION IDENTIFIES, TRAINS AND SUPPORTS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TEACHERS TO GUIDE UNDERPERFORMING STUDENTS IN LOW-INCOME HIGH SCHOOLS TOWARD SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND. IN FULFILLING ITS MISSION, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE, PROGRAM-BASED FELLOWSHIPS TO TEAMS OF STUDENTS.

Transactions

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Shiftgig, Inc. raised money in a private placement transaction

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Shiftgig, Inc. raised money in a private placement transaction

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Shiftgig, Inc. raised money in a private placement transaction

Investments

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Redshelf, Inc.

Redshelf, Inc. provides a secure location for readers and publishers to share, sell, distribute and acquire eBooks, eTextbooks, academic papers, presentations and other digital documents. It specializes in digital course materials, secure document distribution, cloud technology, etextbooks, document security, ebook, html5 conversion, digital content management, online bookstore, e-learning, edocuments, digital content and cloud reader. The company was founded by Greg Fenton and Tim Haitaian in August 2011 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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Learn By Doing, Inc.

Learn By Doing, Inc. provides online educational content and tools services. It offers an interactive content for college math and sciences, advances placement, literature, social science, history, and other preparatory subjects. The company was founded by Luke Liu, William Yang, and Sussy Shi on January 11, 2016 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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Shiftgig, Inc.

Shiftgig, Inc. operates an online professional network for the service industry. It enables people to distinguish themselves with profiles that include past work history and education but also reflect personalities, photos, evidence of social influence and recommendations from colleagues and former managers. The company's platform also helps in event management. Shiftgig was founded by Eddie Lou, Jeff Pieta and Sean P. Casey in 2011 and is headquartered in Countryside, IL.

Awards & Honors

2016

Crain's Chicago Business Magazine - Tech 50

Other Affiliations

Edward Lou is affiliated with Shiftgig, Inc., The Urban Students Empowered Foundation, Techstars Chicago, OCA Venture Partners LLC, PlanetHVAC, Planet HVAC LLC, Klutchclub, Inc., Emerson Electric Co., Indosuez W.I. Carr Capital Asia Ltd., Shiftgig, Inc., The Mom Project, Inc., Paro, Inc., Red Foundry, Inc., ED MAP, Inc., National Billing Partners LLC, Alert Logic, Inc., Brill Street LLC, Highedge, Inc., Campus Explorer, Inc., White-Rodgers China, Inc., OneGoal, The Urban Students Empowered Foundation, Washington University in St. Louis - John M. Olin School of Business, Klutchclub, Inc.

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