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Adam M. Alonso is a Chief Executive Officer at BUILD Chicago and Social Work Instructor at Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) and is based in Oak Park, Illinois. He has worked as Director Illinois Welcoming Center at Illinois Department of Human Services, Director of Community Engagement at United Way of Metro Chicago, and District Manager at KinderCare Education. Adam attended Loyola University Chicago between 1999 and 2002, University of Chicago between 1989 and 1993, and Argo Community High School between 1985 and 1989.

Chris joined Kiva in 2021. He is a technology CEO and advisor with more than 25 years of experience developing and leading beloved consumer technology businesses. Previously, Chris was the CEO of Vivino, the world's largest online wine marketplace and most downloaded wine app, and President of StubHub, the world's largest online ticket marketplace. Under his nearly 8 years of leadership at StubHub, the company grew the value of tickets sold from $400 million to $3.2 billion while doubling customer satisfaction and increasing brand awareness by over 50%. Prior to leading these organizations, Chris was an eBay Marketplaces executive from 2003 to 2014 and managing partner at Trefo, a consulting firm focused on high-technology startup companies. Chris started his career as a consultant with Bain & Company, working in their Boston, London, Warsaw and Moscow offices. In newly democratized Russia, Chris saw how lack of access to capital hindered the success of privatized small businesses. Chris graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He was the first in his family to graduate college or high school. Chris is a heart disease survivor and, since 2011, has served as a volunteer and board member for the American Heart Association at both the local and regional level.