Irv Shapiro, CEO, ifbyphone

Irv's entrepreneurial experience includes founding Metamor Technologies in 1985. Under Irv's leadership, Metamor was named an Inc. 500 company for two consecutive years, growing to over 500 employees and was sold to Corestaff. He founded Edventions in 1999, which was sold to Edison Schools in 2001. He is currently the CEO of
Ifbyphone, a leading telephone application platform company. In 1996 Irv was inducted into the "Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame" and in 1997, he was a finalist in the KPMG Illinois High Tech awards.

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