John Renaldi is an adjunct professor at Northwestern University's Segal Design Institute and the University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering, where he teaches applied AI and product development. Through Presto Consulting, he advises product and engineering teams—including clients like Life360, Realtor.com, and PayNearMe—on integrating AI into their operations, products, and development processes. He's a founding member of Illini Angels and an active angel investor. Previously, he founded Jiobit (acquired by Life360) and led product teams at Google and Motorola.
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