Steven Collens is CEO of MATTER, Chicago’s healthcare technology incubator. He also serves as senior advisor to Pritzker Group Venture Capital. Prior to assuming his current role, Collens was SVP at Pritzker Group, the investment firm led by Tony and J.B. Pritzker. In that capacity, he led the team that created 1871, Chicago’s center for digital startups. He previously worked at Abbott in a variety of domestic and international functions, including product management, policy and public affairs. Collens holds an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a BA from Washington University in St. Louis.
