Jim Conti
Private Equity Analyst at Hyde Park Venture Partners Management LLC
Profile
Jim is the Talent Advisor and a Partner at Hyde Park Venture Partners and has been with the firm since 2021.
In this role, Jim provides strategic talent support and consulting to the firm and portfolio companies.
Prior to Hyde Park Venture Partners, Jim served as head of people at dscout and Sprout Social — both Chicago-based software startups.
In these roles, Jim built, grew, and oversaw teams across recruitment, talent management, DEI, culture, HR and benefits strategy.
The impact of this work is seen in awards from Glassdoor, Chicago Tribune, Crain’s Chicago, and Built in Chicago.
Jim holds a M.S.Ed.
in Elementary Education from Northwestern University and a B.A.
in Communications from Boston College.
Jim Conti active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Hyde Park Venture Partners Management LLC
 Hyde Park Venture Partners Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Hyde Park Venture Partners Management LLC (Hyde Park Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Guy Turner. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | Private Equity Analyst | 01/08/2021 |
Former positions of Jim Conti
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Dscout, Inc.
 Dscout, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Dscout, Inc. provides web and mobile application services. It offers a research tool for the collection of media such as photos and short videos, answers to survey questions, and time stamped location data from people with smartphones. The company was founded by Michael Winnick in 2011 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 01/06/2021 |
| SPROUT SOCIAL, INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 01/10/2017 |
Accelerate Institute
 Accelerate Institute Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Accelerate Institute is an organization that aims to close the achievement gap by training school leaders to transform schools into healthy, safe environments that are culturally relevant and centered on student learning outcomes. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The company provides practical day-to-day strategies to improve leadership practice in schools for principals, assistant principals, deans, and other leadership team members in order to improve teachers ’ instructional practice and positively impact academic outcomes. The company was founded by Patrick G. Ryan, and Nora Ligurotis has been the CEO of the company since 2014. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 01/03/2013 |
Training of Jim Conti
| Boston College | Undergraduate Degree |
| Northwestern University | Graduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 1 |
|---|---|
| SPROUT SOCIAL, INC. | Technology Services |
| Private companies | 3 |
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Dscout, Inc.
Dscout, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Dscout, Inc. provides web and mobile application services. It offers a research tool for the collection of media such as photos and short videos, answers to survey questions, and time stamped location data from people with smartphones. The company was founded by Michael Winnick in 2011 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Technology Services |
Hyde Park Venture Partners Management LLC
Hyde Park Venture Partners Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Hyde Park Venture Partners Management LLC (Hyde Park Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Guy Turner. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | Finance |
Accelerate Institute
Accelerate Institute Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Accelerate Institute is an organization that aims to close the achievement gap by training school leaders to transform schools into healthy, safe environments that are culturally relevant and centered on student learning outcomes. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The company provides practical day-to-day strategies to improve leadership practice in schools for principals, assistant principals, deans, and other leadership team members in order to improve teachers ’ instructional practice and positively impact academic outcomes. The company was founded by Patrick G. Ryan, and Nora Ligurotis has been the CEO of the company since 2014. | Commercial Services |
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