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Lorenzo Thione

Managing Director at Gaingels

Chicago, Illinois

Overview

Work Experience

  • Managing Director

    2019 - Current

  • Managing Partner

    2008

    Sing Out Louise! Productions is a theatrical and film production company in New York City. Sing Out Louise! won a 2019 Tony Award for its production of Hadestown, and a 2020 Tony Award for its production of The Inheritance, in addition to numerous nominations and wins for its other productions, including Slave Play, American Idiot, Catch Me If You Can, and Slava Snowshow on Broadway. It was the originating producer for Allegiance, and it produced and created the Broadway stage-to-screen film captures of both Allegiance and Bandstand on Broadway. Its current projects include: Theresa Rebeck's Seared, an adaptation for the stage of The Elephant Whisperer, and a new original Broadway-bound musical, Indigo.

  • Co-Founder & Chairman Emeritus

    2009

    Co-founded the leading entrepreneurial LGBT organization; grown the organization and its leadership in three US markets and currently leading its expansion in several other areas; oversaw the creation and execution of the first LGBT Entrepreneurial Awards in 2012.

  • Co-Founder & Chairman of The Board

    2013

    The Social Edge is a dynamic social media tech startup that helps digital publishers connect their content with targeted and engaged audiences by harnessing the power of social influencers. The Social Edge's proprietary influencer platform, Contempo, helps each influencers develop and grow their audience by uniquely selecting, testing and targeting syndicated content from our publisher network that is relevant to their audience and their shared interests.

  • Member Board Of Directors

    2017 - 2019

  • Member Board of Directors

    2014 - 2017

  • Co-Founder, President & Chairman

    2012 - 2014

  • Principal Program Manager, Powerset/Bing

    2008 - 2010

  • Founder & Product Architect

    2006 - 2008

    I started Powerset with an exciting vision to change online search, based on a better understanding of documents and users' intent. In August 2008 Microsoft acquired Powerset with the vision of bringing its team and technologies together to help Microsoft Live Search become the world's best search engine.

  • Sr. Research Scientist

    2006 - 2006

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