Chad A. Mirkin

Founder at Exicure Operating Co.

60 year

Health Technology

Consumer Services

Producer Manufacturing

Network origin in Chad A. Mirkin first degree

Entity	Entity type	Industry
The Pennsylvania State University 262	College/University	Other Consumer Services	262
Northwestern University Northwestern University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses 185	College/University	Other Consumer Services	185
Dickinson College 29	College/University	Other Consumer Services	29
NANOSPHERE, INC. 25	Subsidiary	Medical Specialties	25
EXICURE, INC. 23	Public Company	Biotechnology	23
NanoInk, Inc. NanoInk, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing NanoInk, Inc. is an emerging growth technology company specializing in nanometer-scale manufacturing and applications development for the life sciences, engineering, pharmaceutical, and education industries. Using Dip Pen Nanolithography® (DPN®), a patented and proprietary nanofabrication technology, scientists are enabled to rapidly and easily create micro-and nanoscale structures from a variety of materials on a range of substrates. This low cost, easy to use and scalable technique brings sophisticated nanofabrication to the laboratory desktop. Headquartered in the Illinois Science + Technology Park, north of Chicago, NanoInk currently has over 250 patents and applications filed worldwide and licensing agreements with Northwestern University, Stanford University, University of Strathclyde, University of Liverpool, California Institute of Technology and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 17	Extinct	Industrial Machinery	17
Exicure Operating Co. Exicure Operating Co. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Exicure Operating Co. operates as a biopharmaceutical company commercializing spherical nucleic acid constructs as gene regulation and modulation agents for diseases including applications in oncology, dermatology, neurology, and for immune disorders. The SNA constructs allow the use of oligonucleotide-based therapies to treat diseases in a range of tissue types. The company was founded by Chad A. Mirkin and Colby Shad Thaxton in 2011 and is headquartered in Skokie, IL. 12	Subsidiary	Pharmaceuticals: Major	12
Stoicheia, Inc. Stoicheia, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Stoicheia, Inc. is a company based in Suite 330, IL that specializes in digital materials discovery. Stoicheia uses a combination of proprietary AI and high-throughput screening technology to discover new materials that impact industries such as automotive, chemical, oil, and clean energy. The company has access to the world's largest combinatorial material libraries and uses proprietary nanocombinatoricstm and megalibrarytm platforms to enable the discovery of new materials with properties driving the development of the renewable and net-zero economy. The company was founded by Chad A. Mirkin and Andrey Ivankin, and Jeff Erhardt has been the CEO of the company since 2023. 5	Holding Company	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	5
Azul 3D, Inc. Azul 3D, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Azul 3D, Inc. operates as a 3D printing company that allows users to print 3D structures from a wide pallet of materials. The company was founded by James Hedrick, David Walker and Chad A. Mirkin and is headquartered in Skokie, IL. 5	Holding Company	Industrial Machinery	5
Aurasense LLC 1	Private Company		1

Chart of Companies connected to the second degree

Multi-company connection

Companies connected to Chad A. Mirkin via their personal network

Company	Sector	Related people	Main position
ABBOTT LABORATORIES	Medical Specialties	Phebe Novakovic Timothy Walbert William D. Smithburg William Osborn William Daley Sally Blount	Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Aon Global Ltd. (United Kingdom) Aon Global Ltd. (United Kingdom) Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Aon Plc is engaged in the provision of a range of risk, retirement, and health solutions. It operates through Aon United segment. The Aon United segment gives advice and solutions to clients focused on risk, retirement, and health through five principal products and service revenue lines: Commercial Risk Solutions, Reinsurance Solutions, Retirement Solutions, Health Solutions, and Data and Analytic Services. The Commercial Risk Solutions includes retail brokerage, cyber solutions, global risk consulting, and captives. The Reinsurance Solutions comprises treaty and facultative reinsurance brokerage and capital markets. The Retirement Solutions consists core retirement, investment consulting, and talent, rewards and performance. The Health Solutions involves in heath and benefits brokerage and healthcare exchanges. The Data and Analytic Services composes of Affinity, Aon InPoint, and ReView. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.	Insurance Brokers/Services	Arnold R. Weber R. Eden Martin	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY	Beverages: Non-Alcoholic	Steven Cahillane David Weinberg	Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member
MERCK & CO., INC.	Pharmaceuticals: Major	Timothy Walbert William Daley	Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member
PEPSICO, INC.	Food: Specialty/Candy	Arnold R. Weber Edith Cooper	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
TRIBUNE MEDIA CO	Broadcasting	Arnold R. Weber William Osborn	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.	College/University	Arnold R. Weber Bala V. Balachandran	Corporate Officer/Principal Doctorate Degree
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.	Major Banks	Phebe Novakovic Ginni Rometty William Daley	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. operates as holding company with interest in providing futures exchanges over-the counter markets and derivatives clearing houses and post-trade services. The company was founded by Jeffrey C. Sprecher in May 2000 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.	Investment Banks/Brokers	Judith Sprieser Richard L. Sandor	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Duke University Duke University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.	College/University	J. Stephen Simon William Moffitt J.B. Pritzker	Corporate Officer/Principal Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Harvard University Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.	College/University	Jerry K. Pearlman Edward F. Voboril Orit Gadiesh R. Eden Martin James H. Burnley Edith Cooper	Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin Corporate Officer/Principal Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Stanford University	College/University	Bill P. Sutter Arnold R. Weber Richard L. Sandor	Masters Business Admin Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
University of Pennsylvania	College/University	Orit Gadiesh Mohanbir Singh Sawhney Janice C. Eberly Adam Caplan	Corporate Officer/Principal Doctorate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Undergraduate Degree
Bain & Co., Inc. Bain & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Orit Gadiesh Adam Caplan	Chairman Corporate Officer/Principal
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Northwestern Memorial Hospital Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Northwestern Memorial Hospital provides healthcare services. The firm offers acute and tertiary inpatient care, ambulatory care, wellness and prevention programs. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.	Hospital/Nursing Management	Phebe Novakovic William Daley John P. Phair Larry Richman	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chairman
The Brookings Institution The Brookings Institution Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Brookings Institution provides research and policy solutions. The firm's activities are carried out through four research programs: economic studies, foreign policy studies, governance studies, and metropolitan policy. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Lee Styslinger Peter Barris Ginni Rometty David Weinberg	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Illinois Institute of Technology	College/University	Edward L. Kaplan Craig Duchossois David Scalzo	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Graduate Degree
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	College/University	Arnold R. Weber Orit Gadiesh Jeffrey L. Cleland	Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Doctorate Degree
DePaul University	College/University	William D. Smithburg Jennifer Steans Michael R. Nelson Michael J. Abernathy	Undergraduate Degree Director/Board Member Graduate Degree Graduate Degree
The University of Chicago	College/University	Edward L. Kaplan Craig Duchossois John Eggemeyer Eric Gleacher Helen Kim Henry Bienen Philip L. Harris	Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree Graduate Degree
Yale University	College/University	Bill P. Sutter James H. Burnley Lester Binder	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree
Princeton University	College/University	Jerry K. Pearlman Louis Allen Simpsoni Sally Blount	Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
University of Illinois	College/University	R. Eden Martin Edward J. Zulkey Phillip B. Messersmith Michael James Ward Elias D. Papadimas	Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Lurie Holdings, Inc. Lurie Holdings, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Lurie Holdings Inc (Lurie Holdings) is a venture capital subsidiary of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Family Foundation founded in 1995. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.	Investment Managers	Mark Slezak Bill T. White	Chief Executive Officer Private Equity Investor
National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health General GovernmentGovernment National Institutes Of Health conducts & supports peer-reviewed medical research and science. The firm's scientists & researchers investigate on different ways to prevent diseases as well as the causes, treatments and cures for common and rare diseases. The company was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.	General Government	John P. Phair Phillip B. Messersmith	Chairman Corporate Officer/Principal
World Business Chicago World Business Chicago Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services World Business Chicago provides economic data and statistical assistance services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Craig Duchossois Timothy Walbert William Osborn Jennifer Steans William Daley Muneer Satter J.B. Pritzker Larry Richman	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.	Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds	Lee Styslinger Ginni Rometty Orit Gadiesh William Daley Henry Bienen Muneer Satter David Weinberg	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Lyric Opera of Chicago Lyric Opera of Chicago Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Lyric Opera of Chicago provides live theatrical presentations. The company was founded by Carol Fox, Nicola Rescigno and Lawrence V. Kelly in 1954 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.	Movies/Entertainment	William Osborn John W. Croghan Ann M. Drake	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Castle Creek Capital LLC Castle Creek Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Castle Creek Capital LLC (Castle Creek Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1990 by John Eggemeyer and William Ruh. The firm is headquartered in San Diego, California with additional office in Dallas.	Investment Managers	Louis Allen Simpsoni John Eggemeyer	Corporate Officer/Principal Founder
The Field Museum of Natural History The Field Museum of Natural History Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The Field Museum of Natural History houses biological and anthropological collections of specimens. It supports both informal and more structured public learning through exhibits and educational programs. Its curatorial and scientific staff conducts research on the fields of Anthropology, Biology, Geology, and Zoology. The Field Museum was founded in 1893 and is located in Chicago, Illinois.	Other Consumer Services	J.B. Pritzker Larry Richman	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
The Commercial Club of Chicago The Commercial Club of Chicago Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Commercial Club of Chicago works to shape the future of the region to make it a better place for everyone to live, work, and do business. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The company's civic committee has announced violence reduction goals and commitments to help address public safety.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Harry Kraemer Timothy Walbert Arnold R. Weber Jennifer Steans R. Eden Martin Ann M. Drake Larry Richman	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal President Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
The Executives Club of Chicago The Executives Club of Chicago Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Executives Club of Chicago operates as a premier membership organization and business forum. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Craig Duchossois Harry Kraemer Larry Richman	Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member
Ravinia Festival Association Ravinia Festival Association Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Ravinia Festival Association provides professional music shows. Its programs include reach programs, teach programs, instrument game, and program for jazz. The company was founded in 1904 and is located in Highland Park, IL.	Movies/Entertainment	Jennifer Steans R. Eden Martin Larry Richman	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. was founded in 1920. The non-profit company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company provides investment research.	Investment Managers	Sérgio Tavares Rebelo Martin Eichenbaum	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
The Business Council The Business Council Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Business Council operates as an organization of business leaders. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Harry Kraemer Lee Styslinger Phebe Novakovic	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is a non-profit organization provides insight and solutions to global issues. It offers independent research, surveys, and platform for the public. The company was founded on February 20, 1922 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Craig Duchossois Harry Kraemer Morton Schapiro William Osborn William Daley Henry Bienen	Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
The Big Shoulders Fund The Big Shoulders Fund Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Big Shoulders Fund provides financial services. The company was founded by James J. O'Connor, Joseph Cardinal Bernardin and Fred O'Connor in 1986 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Harry Kraemer William D. Smithburg John W. Croghan Larry Richman	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
GLEACHER & COMPANY INC	Investment Managers	Eric Gleacher Henry Bienen	Chairman Director/Board Member
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business	College/University	John Roger Moody Helen Kim Matty Francis	Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	College/University	Phebe Novakovic Bosun Hau Jay Venkatesan	Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin
Harvard Business School	College/University	Lee Styslinger Orit Gadiesh David Snyder Muneer Satter Steven Cahillane	Director/Board Member Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin
Kellogg School of Management	College/University	Craig Duchossois Harry Kraemer Judith Sprieser Jennifer Steans Ann M. Drake Mohanbir Singh Sawhney Peter Hong Wendy M. Nelson Edith Cooper Sally Blount Sérgio Tavares Rebelo David Scalzo	Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Corporate Officer/Principal Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Masters Business Admin
Northwestern University School of Law	College/University	Sheli Rosenberg Howard Tullman J.B. Pritzker	Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree
Wugen, Inc. Wugen, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Wugen, Inc. develops CAR-T therapy platform for cancer therapies. The company was founded by Matthew Cooper and John F. DiPersio and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.	Packaged Software	Bosun Hau Bali Muralidhar	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
The Economic Club of Chicago The Economic Club of Chicago Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Economic Club of Chicago provides platform to discuss economic, business and social issues. The company was founded by Lucius Teter in 1927 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Timothy Walbert Larry Richman Sally Blount	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member
Northwestern University Clinical & Translational Sciences Inst		Phebe Novakovic Ginni Rometty Muneer Satter Steven Cahillane Wendy M. Nelson David Weinberg	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
The Museum of Science & Industry The Museum of Science & Industry Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry operates as a museum. It conduct exhibitions in the fields of science, technology, engineering and medicine. The company was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.	Other Consumer Services	Edward L. Kaplan Louis Allen Simpsoni Arnold R. Weber William Osborn Ann M. Drake Larry Richman	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
The Business Roundtable The Business Roundtable Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Business Roundtable advocates public policies that ensure economic growth. It considers public policy issues which contains groups like the construction users anti-inflation roundtable, a group devoted to containing construction costs; and the labor law study committee, made up of labor relations executives of major companies. The Business Roundtable was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Harry Kraemer Lee Styslinger Phebe Novakovic Ginni Rometty	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal

Statistics

International

United States	49
United Kingdom	2
Mexico	2

Sectoral

Consumer Services	22
Commercial Services	12
Finance	9
Health Technology	3
Consumer Non-Durables	3

Operational

Director/Board Member	812
Corporate Officer/Principal	317
Independent Dir/Board Member	152
Chairman	136
President	85

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Insiders
Peter Barris	61
Jennifer Steans	47
Timothy Walbert	40
Muneer Satter	35
John Eggemeyer	35
Helen Kim	34
Craig Duchossois	34
Harry Kraemer	34
Lee Styslinger	34
Henry Bienen	34
Larry Richman	33
Sheli Rosenberg	33
Judith Sprieser	32
Jay Venkatesan	30
Orit Gadiesh	28

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