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Jilian Fenton
Founder & CEO of My Art Cache, NVC Winners 2019
Jilian Fenton is the Founder and CEO of My Art Cache, a platform designed to facilitate dealer-to-dealer sales in the art market. Under her leadership, the company achieved notable recognition by winning the Rattan L. Khosa First-Place Prize at the 2019 New Venture Challenge (NVC), securing a total of $365,000 in funding, which included contributions from various investors.1
Fenton's background in the art industry is extensive; she grew up in a family deeply involved in art, with her mother being a prominent art dealer in Texas. This upbringing instilled in her a passion for art and a desire to address the challenges faced in the online art market. Before founding My Art Cache, she gained valuable experience in technology consulting and software sales, which equipped her with the skills necessary to lead a tech-driven art business. She also pursued an MBA at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where her education further refined her entrepreneurial skills.1
In addition to her role at My Art Cache, Fenton is actively involved in discussions about the challenges women face in entrepreneurship, emphasizing the unique obstacles that female CEOs encounter in a predominantly male-dominated industry.1