Jordan Sun
Pritzker Fellow at University of Chicago
Jordan Sun
Pritzker Fellow at University of Chicago
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Work Experience
Pritzker Fellow
2024 - Current
Each quarter, the Pritzker Fellows Program welcomes a cohort of domestic and international practitioners – elected officials, journalists, activists, policymakers, diplomats – to campus for deep dives into the most pressing issues of the day.
Vice President | Head of Product
2022
World’s leading collaborative robotics company transforming the final frontier of non-tech-enabled industries
Major | Head of Tech Scouting & Innovation in Silicon Valley
2007 - 2023
Maneuver and Signal-trained officer with infantry, tech, and foreign affairs leadership and overseas service across Afghanistan (Farah - near Iran - 2012, Kabul 2020), Germany (Ukraine support) and Japan (Central Readiness Force/GSDF).
Chief Innovation Officer | Director of Mayor's Office of Technology & Innovation
2020 - 2022
Crisis response, bridging the digital divide, data and privacy, and piloting tech corporate partnerships (I.e. lidar for pedestrian safety, IoT, air mobility, gen AI) as solutions for pressing urban challenges Served with some of the most amazing team members across City Hall, first responders, and nonprofit leaders during the pandemic
Chief Operating Officer & Product | Tech Team
2020 - 2020
Deployed forward for counter-terrorism to build software for early warning and accelerating combat decisions
Spinout CEO | Director of Venture Development
2019 - 2020
Solving for workforce optimization in healthcare. Mobilized as a reservist by the Army to deploy again to Afghanistan.
VC Investments Consultant & Summer MBA Associate
2018 - 2019
Autonomous sensing, space, additive manufacturing, next-gen wireless comms
Veterans Integration Program | Investment Management Division
2015 - 2015
Career transition program from public to private; got to meet Lloyd
Political Officer | Foreign Service (US Diplomat) & Other Roles
2010 - 2015
Analyst | FX Sales & Trading
2009 - 2010
Helping to rebuild the capital markets post-financial crisis