Marilyn Gannon

Ms. Gannon is a seasoned corporate and start-up executive, with wide ranging experience in corporate strategy, marketing, operations, and systems. She brings significant consulting experience assisting both corporations and startups seeking to launch high tech ventures, including experience as the CEO of Innovate St. Louis, a non-profit which fueled the St. Louis high-tech venture ecosystem. Previously, she co-founded Lendnetwork.com, a venture capital funded auto finance lender which grew to be one of the top three online auto finance platforms prior to selling to E*Trade Bank. She has also led significant systems development efforts and transformative organizational changes at IBM and Solutia.

Ms. Gannon holds an M.B.A. from Washington University, Olin School of Business, and a B.A. from Northwestern University.