Jordan Sun

Pritzker Fellow

2024

Each quarter, the Pritzker Fellows Program welcomes a cohort of domestic and international practitioners – elected officials, journalists, activists, policymakers, diplomats – to campus for deep dives into the most pressing issues of the day.

Vice President | Head of Product

2022

World’s leading collaborative robotics company transforming the final frontier of non-tech-enabled industries

Major | Head of Tech Scouting & Innovation in Silicon Valley

2007 - 2023

Maneuver and Signal-trained officer with infantry, tech, and foreign affairs leadership and overseas service across Afghanistan (Farah - near Iran - 2012, Kabul 2020), Germany (Ukraine support) and Japan (Central Readiness Force/GSDF).

Chief Innovation Officer | Director of Mayor's Office of Technology & Innovation

2020 - 2022

Crisis response, bridging the digital divide, data and privacy, and piloting tech corporate partnerships (I.e. lidar for pedestrian safety, IoT, air mobility, gen AI) as solutions for pressing urban challenges Served with some of the most amazing team members across City Hall, first responders, and nonprofit leaders during the pandemic

Chief Operating Officer & Product | Tech Team

2020 - 2020

Deployed forward for counter-terrorism to build software for early warning and accelerating combat decisions

Spinout CEO | Director of Venture Development

2019 - 2020

Solving for workforce optimization in healthcare. Mobilized as a reservist by the Army to deploy again to Afghanistan.

VC Investments Consultant & Summer MBA Associate

2018 - 2019

Autonomous sensing, space, additive manufacturing, next-gen wireless comms

Veterans Integration Program | Investment Management Division

2015 - 2015

Career transition program from public to private; got to meet Lloyd

Political Officer | Foreign Service (US Diplomat) & Other Roles

2010 - 2015

Analyst | FX Sales & Trading

2009 - 2010

Helping to rebuild the capital markets post-financial crisis