Derek Shanahan

The Palindrome Pledge grants that advisors will take a more prominent role in the Board management or operations of a nonprofit, pushing the traditional role beyond fundraising and volunteering to address the pressing business and management needs of many nonprofits.

I'm responsible for our total relationship with all foodtree users. We aim to transform your relationship with everything you eat and drink. We'll do that with the help of growers, producers, farmers, fishmongers, distributors, restaurants, chefs, retail, and most notably...you. Let's make trust a basic food group.

I helped grow and now advise the largest blogger community exclusively for twenty-somethings.

I work with the staff at Chicago Dramatists to implement and manage an online strategy aimed at bringing together their community and potential audience. Chicago Dramatists is a playwright's network focused on the process of writing for theater. They have a vibrant community of talented individuals spread all over the world. Our task together is to bring those people together and to give Chicago Dramatists an honest and effective digital footprint.

SWS is a results oriented financial services and retirement planning practice offering a select group of clients financial “peace of mind” in a moral, ethical, and profitable manner. Our focus is on our relationships with our clients, and our interest in helping them accomplish their stated goals. We leverage our nationwide strategic partnerships to provide our client base with the highest quality service, as well as unbiased and specific advice. Securities and investment advisory services offered through Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. Member FINRA/SIPC.

I used a face-to-face consultative process to identify vulnerabilities in investment portfolios, retirement and estate plans, and insurance coverage. My strategic network of professionals provide my clientele with a full range of implemented solutions to meet short and long term objectives.

I was the sole support paralegal to a group of entertainment and intellectual property attorneys. I handled client relations and assisted on contract revisions, and was our on-site legal representative on television productions in Los Angeles, California. EIP Group is a premiere law firm handling matters involving television, motion pictures, music, theater, the internet, sports, advertising, marketing, promotion, sponsorships, publishing, information technology, new media, and privacy. EIP Group's clients include Paramount Pictures, E! Entertainment Television, Telepictures (a division of Warner Bros.), The Tennis Channel, WTTW (Chicago Public Television), Harpo Productions, and Hello Entertainment (a producer of musical stage plays).

B.A. in Science, Technology, & Society
Activities: Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Men's Soccer (Captain)

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Stanford University Men's Soccer Team Captain and Award Winner Certified Financial Planner Certificant

Startups, Web Startups, Community Building, Techlanthropy, Small Business, Soccer, Hockey, Wine, Single Malt Scotch, Chicago Theater, Distance Running, Sushi, Web Technology, Entrepreneurship, Blogs, Social Networking, Networking, Volunteering, New Technology.