Dennis Barnum

Dennis is an experienced entrepreneur and startup specialist with a wide variety of experiences. Began as a researcher at a National Laboratory (INEL), then moved to an extensive International Marketing role at a major scientific computer company (CDC). He then started on his entrepreneurial journey, founding or co-founding 8 startups, the last two were Thalchemy, an early AI company and Patient Care Partners, a patient advocacy firm. He holds an MS in Nuclear Engineering from UW-Madison and is a 17-year member of Merlin Mentors as well as an angel investor with Wisconsin Investment Partners (WIP).