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Member of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Compensation Committee
In 1978, Mr. Geras founded and has since been President of LaSalle Investments, Incorporated, an early stage Chicago venture capital investment company. In April 2005, Mr. Geras became Interim President, director and CEO of Arryx, Inc., a Chicago nano-technology company which employs holographic laser steering at nano and microscopic levels to expedite groundbreaking research of many kinds. Mr. Geras co-founded and is a director of Merge Healthcare (MRGE) which provides radiology workflow products. He is currently a director of VideoHomeTours, Capital Growth Systems, Exadigm, Think Partnership, Advanced Diamond Technologies, Bias Power, and OrthoScan.
Mr. Geras is a founding member and a director of the Illinois Venture Capital Association that presented Mr. Geras with the Fellows Award for "Extraordinary leadership in early stage venture funding in Illinois" in 2004. Mr. Geras also received the "Angel of the Year 2002" award by the Chicago Software Association at their Annual CityLIGHTS ceremony. On March 1, 2006, Mr. Geras was inducted into the Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame. Mr. Geras and his wife, Dawn founded the Save Abandoned Babies Foundation. Mr. Geras graduated from Northwestern University in 1961. | 