Primary Job Title Title Sponsor Primary Organization 
University of Chicago New Venture Challenge
Location Chicago, Illinois, United States Regions Greater Chicago Area, Great Lakes, Midwestern US Gender Male
Edward L. Kaplan, '71, is the cofounder of Zebra Technologies, an international company and industry leader for on-demand printing solutions. Zebra Technologies designs and manufactures on-demand printing solutions for business improvement and security applications in 100 countries around the world. More than 90 percent of Fortune 500
companies use Zebra-brand printers. Kaplan served as its chairman and CEO for 37 years, and has been the title sponsor of the New Venture Challenge since its inception. In 2012 he endowed the program.
