“No one can do everything, but everybody can do something.” That is the shortened version of the approach and mission of Uncovered.com. Ashlee Fujawa, Anna Eaglin and Jim Brown have teamed to unleash an army of “citizen detectives” to help address the more than 200,000 cold cases involving murdered or missing people in the United States. They do not promise justice, but peace of mind that everything possible is being done to find answers. Some cases are 50 years old; others may have just recently occurred. All publicly available information is brought together in one place from news stories, photos and maps to podcasts, timelines and more. Crowdsourcing is used to help fill in gaps. The three tech veterans are employing a common playbook of collecting information and bringing it back together – and applying it in a new space. Learn more:

www.Uncovered.com

Ashlee Fujawa (www.linkedin.com/in/ashlee-wilson-fujawa)

Anna Eaglin (www.linkedin.com/in/anna-eaglin)

Jim Brown (www.linkedin.com/in/jimbrown) 

A business trip to New York City decades ago had him thinking, “Oh, my gosh, I made it!” But despite national and international business deals and travels, Scott McCorkle is all Indiana all the time. The Software Artistry-ExactTarget-Salesforce veteran is seeking another big hit with MetaCX and its focus on the software partnership between buyers and sellers. It’s a risky proposition, with an additional $7.5 million (and more) in funding on the way. McCorkle shares the benefits of talking to a customer each and every day, provides his analysis to the ongoing question of venture capital for Indiana entrepreneurs and says the overall success of Indiana’s tech ecosystem should be measured in decades – not years.

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MetaCX (metacx.com)

Scott McCorkle (www.linkedin.com/in/scott-mccorkle-206b1)

High Alpha (highalpha.com) 

Michael McRobbie came to Indiana University in 1997 (from his native Australia) as the school’s first vice president for information technology and chief information officer. He retires (as of June 30) 24 years later (14 as president) with a long list of accomplishments, including numbers of degrees awarded and amounts of external research funding earned. The approach to regional campuses evolved during his tenure, while the commitment to international opportunities and partnerships accelerated to record levels. Innovation always was at the forefront for the 70-year-old McRobbie, who cites an enormous challenge to American university supremacy in this area. He outlines the role of athletics at a major university – and the “jab” he was able to take at his wife during the 2020 football season.

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IU Office of the President (https://president.iu.edu)

Michael McRobbie (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-mcrobbie-6a503838/)