Eric Wasowicz
Term Expires: January 15, 2029
Member - Executive Committee
Member - Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and Personnel Committee
Vice Chair - Finance, Audit, Compliance, Facilities and Operations Committee
Member - Research and Innovation, Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee
Office Address
Department of Management
College of Business
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115
ewasowicz1@niu.edu
Professional Experience
- Partner at Greenbrier Group LLC. As a partner, he is an Investor and Advisor with Channel Clarity LLC, and an Investor and Advisor with NxtTeam, Inc.
- Advisor to Keyword First and SWC Technologies
- Instructor, Applied Entrepreneurship in the College of Business, Northern Illinois University (2012-2016)
- Founder, Uwantsavings.com based on business plan from the NIU Entrepreneurship Program (2008)
- Regional Vice President, Fujitsu Consulting (2006-2007)
- Founder and Co-CEO, Greenbrier & Russel, Inc. (1984-2006)
Education
- B.S., Northern Illinois University, Department of Computer Science
- Six-time participant in the YPO Harvard Business School program
Leadership and Public Service
- Member, NIU College of Business Board of Advisors
- Community Champion, Palatine High School's Business Incubator Program
- Member, Illinois Technology Association Board of Directors
- Member, Northern Illinois Research Foundation Board
- Past Chair, Windy City Chapter of the Young Presidents' Organization
- Board member, Young Presidents' Organization Gold Chicago chapter
Recent Awards and Recognition
- NIU Business Alumnus of the Year award, 2009
- University of Illinois at Chicago's Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame inductee, 2001
- Illinois High Technology Award, 2000
- NIU Distinguished Young Alumni award, 1999