Jim Dugan

Jim Dugan, CEO & Managing Partner at OCA Ventures

Jim Dugan is the Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of OCA Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in technology and highly-scalable services businesses.13 He has over 25 years of experience in corporate finance, capital markets, and venture capital.12

Prior to co-founding OCA Ventures in 2001, Jim oversaw the OCA Ventures Pledge Fund which made direct venture capital investments for the O'Connor Partners Investment Office.1 He also traded derivatives at the Chicago Board of Trade and worked in corporate finance with Continental Bank.12

Jim currently serves on the boards of several companies in OCA Ventures' portfolio, including SumRidge Partners, Impossible Objects, Falcon Insurance Group, Solovis, and Ocient.1 He is also a Trustee of the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), serves on the boards of the Illinois Tech Association (ITA), the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center (CEC), and 1871.12

Jim received his BA in Economics from the University of Rochester and earned his MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.12 He is a founding member of the Illinois Venture Capital Association (IVCA), where he formerly served as Treasurer, Director, and member of the Executive Committee.12